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The Pekin or White Pekin is an American breed of domestic duck, raised primarily for meat. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It derives from birds brought to the United States from China in the nineteenth century, [ 8 ] and is now bred in many parts of the world. [ 6 ]
Mallard. When you think of ducks, the bird you picture is most likely a Mallard. This is because these ducks are seemingly everywhere, with populations spanning from South Africa to North America.
Powerton Lake is adjacent to the Illinois River. The low-lying Illinois River's wetland bed is only partly suitable (at best) for agriculture, and large strips of the riverbank have been used for other purposes. The lake is heavily engineered to protect the power plant and other stretches of lake shoreline.
Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,181-acre area of protected habitat on the Illinois River adjacent to the city of Pekin, Illinois, within Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) describes the protected area as a bottomland of sloughs, lakes, and low timbered ridges.
Berkowitz's sanctuary, a nonprofit officially known as the Duck Pond (but also as the Duck Sanctuary), is based on less than an acre in rural Winchester in Riverside County.
McWilliams, 33, left, wearing a wig, watches as her emotional support animal, a Pekin duck named Cardi D, flaps her wings on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles.
Pekin duck may refer to: American Pekin , an American breed of duck (the Pekin of the American Poultry Association) German Pekin , a European breed of duck (the Pekin of the Poultry Club of Great Britain)
German Pekin drake, illustration from Bruno Dürigen, Die Geflügelzucht, 1923 A duck. The German Pekin, German: Deutsche Pekingente, is a European breed of domestic duck. It is commonly called simply Pekin or White Pekin. [4] [5] It is a different breed from the American Pekin, which is also commonly known by the same names. It was bred in ...