The Duck

The Duck is a water-based bird with webbed feet and a flat bill. It can be distinguished from its cousins, ducks, by the capitalisation of its name, the emphasis placed on the “d” when pronouncing it, its four legs, lack of wings or neck, and the fact that they can reach up to six feet tall at the shoulder.

The Duck often forms a symbiotic relationship with the common duck, in which the Duck protects them against large predators, and in exchange they protect against the small, carnivorous fish that otherwise nip at it and seek to eat its eggs – the Duck not being nimble enough to stop them itself.

The Duck is very placid, and ambles along in a ponderous shuffling motion, its legs moving one side and then the next rather than alternating. It can, however, be a dangerous creature when provoked; it has a surprising turn of speed over short distances, and a very powerful neck that can drive its beak with extreme force.