I grew up in northeast Ohio in the 1970s, which meant, as a duck hunter , I grew up hearing duck sounds from mallards and black ducks, both of which quack. My father and I didn’t attempt to call wood ...

A good many ducks quack, but not all ducks quack. However, a good old-fashioned quack will attract most ducks—mallards and non-mallards alike. But the ability to sound like different types or species ...

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QUESTION: Why do ducks quack? ANSWER: Braeleigh, I loved your question because even though I think about how animals act all the time, this was honestly something I had never thought about before! In ...

IT is one of those scientific pearls of wisdom that tend to be quoted after several pints: a duck's quack does not produce an echo, and no one knows why. IT is one of those scientific pearls of wisdom ...

There is an old wives’ tale that a duck’s quack has no echo. This has been proven not to be true in what can only be described as the best duck experiment ever. But the rumor has a basis in truth.

British ducks quack with distinct regional accents, researchers have discovered. Ducks from London make a rougher sound that resembles shouting so that fellow birds can hear them above the hubbub of ...

Since the 1960s, a strange, repetitious quacking noise called a “bio-duck,” which can frequently be heard in the Southern Ocean, has puzzled marine biologists and underwater acoustic experts. A new ...