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trumpeter swan, at as much as 183 cm (6 ft) and 17.2 kg (38 lb). The
largest anatid ever
known is the
extinct flightless Garganornis ballmanni at 22 kg (49 lb)...
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dates as far back as 2500 BC, when the
ancient Egyptians began confining anatid birds to be
forcedly fed to be
fattened as a food source. Today, France...
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species name
Proposed species name
Alphaherpesvirinae Mardivirus Anatid herpesvirus 1
Anatid alphaherpesvirus 1 "ICTV 9th
Report (2011)
Other related viruses"...
- males, but may also be the
result of
forced co****tion in
ducks and
other anatids. For females,
possible benefits of extra-pair co****tion
include getting...
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Tirarinetta is an
extinct genus of
anatid that
lived during the
Pliocene in Australia.
Fossils of T.
kanunka are
known from the
Tirari Formation of the...
- crocodilians, and
birds such as
ratites (e.g., c****owaries, ostriches) and
anatids (e.g., swans, ducks). The hemi****oris is one-half of a
paired structure...
- "southern goose"), also
called the
Bannockburn swan, is an
extinct genus of
anatid bird from the
Early Miocene Bannockburn Formation of Otago, New Zealand...
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known as the
Amsterdam Island duck or
Amsterdam duck, was a
species of
anatid waterfowl,
endemic to Île
Amsterdam (Amsterdam Island), the
French Southern...
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incubating the eggs.
Alongside the
whistling ducks,
swans are the only
anatids that will do this. The
average egg size (for the mute swan) is 113 × 74 mm...
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Extinct in the wild (EW): 5
species Critically endangered (CR): 223
species Endangered (EN): 460
species Vulnerable (VU): 798
species Near threatened...
