Cheese
Indian Runner Duck Ambassador
Male
2022 / Adult
Non-Native
About Cheese
Cheese and his friend Quackers arrived at Liberty Wildlife together when someone in the general public thought that they had injured wings because they weren’t flying away.
In fact, Indian Runner Ducks are not designed to be great flyers, but, as the name suggests, they run on the ground.
These two friends were domestic ducks that had been left out at a water source and since they are not native wildlife, we cannot put them back out in the wild.
Description
Indian Runner Ducks are known for their distinctive, upright "penguin-like" posture and sometimes are called a "feathered bowling pin". They have long slender necks and cylindrical bodies that usually weight 3-5 pounds and come in a variety of colors.
Habitat
Open pastures, grassy fields, shallow aquatic areas
Range
Originally from the East Indies, specifically the Indonesian Islands of Java, Lombok and Bali
Life Span
1-2 years in the wild, between 8-12 years in captivity
Prey / Food
Slugs, snails, earthworms and various insects
Babies / Nests
Produce 150 to over 250 eggs annually. They are ground level nesters that like quiet corners of a coop or hidden in outdoor vegetation that is lined with straw.
Native American Folklore
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