The Reason Why Male Ducks Don't Quack
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2019
- I finally learned why male ducks don't quack. Let me share the answer with you about our silent drakes.
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I was today years old when I learned male ducks don’t quack.
It was today where I learned that "Today years old" is fucking cringe.
Creamyguya CRING WBOOMER CRINGE!!! AHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!! FUNNY!!!!!!!?
@@pheebo4831 you are cringe as fuck aswell
hikids one day even thanos will become cringe. It kind of is today.
@Roach Pretty much.
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Do all ducks sound the same, or do they have different ‘quaccents’ ?
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Wigeons will whistle, wood ducks will make a whistling squeak, teal will make a raspier quack, and gadwall drakes will make an almost robotic beep
@@jmac5009 nailed it
Good one 🤣🤣🤣
@@jmac5009 It was really funny because I had a couple of gadwalls on the pond where I interact with my mallard friends. To me, the male sounded like a mallard who had just sucked helium. lol I agree, it does sound very robotic. :D
Me: *minding my own business*
TH-cam: Male ducks don't quack
Me: Hol up.
And get to know Donald Duck actually a female.
Right. Who knew. Who knew we all cared?
@@mynameisozymandias811 oh dang... Things just got real.... foul.
Well actually they do and I have them on video doing so
LOL nope, they sure don't! But that doesn't mean they don't still love to talk 😂
I never noticed that males don't quack so I found this information to be interesting. Thanks for the education!
Human males also dnt quack after marriage..
@@Realatmx oof!😂
I had no idea
It's very misleading male ducks do quack I have video footage of it
Helaman Gile really? I’ve never had a Drake quack like my females do. My females are very loud lol 😂
I love how the auto captions show [Laughter] whilst the ducks are quacking lol
I like to think ducks are always smiling and laughing. they look and sound like they were!
HUEHUEHUEHUE
They be quakin up
Aiden Doherty That’s adorable!
The auto captions apparently think it's James May!
The amount of puns in this comment section is making me quack up
@Yowatsapp 05 wtf
@Yowatsapp 05 😂😂😂😂So if male ducks dont quack what is Donald Duck ?, a quackgender?😂😂😂😂.
Yowatsapp 05 you making me hard😂 imma go watch porn
@Yowatsapp 05 you tryna make uncomfortable? Tell me more daddy
quack me up inside
What month of the year does a female quack less?
February because it only has 28 days in the month.
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Lmao !!!! ❤️🇨🇦☕️
@@thekatt... do you love canadian coffee?
Leonardo Freitas apparently
Lol
Male ducks go through "puberty" as they become fledglings. Thy literally lose their voice for a certain period of time until their voice boxes mature. Although most ducks make a quacking or a rasping noise, wood ducks are different. The males squeak whereas the females sound like one of those sliding whistles. It's really cute to listen to. :)
Moscovy ducks also don't quack, they make a quiet hissing noise. Perfect for backyard keeping.
Wooducks are wonderful.
I adore mandarin ducks for their colors!
If I had a fat ugly Duck for a wife.... I would Squeak too.
Muscovy ducks are like dogs with wings ...mine was very smart and a wonderful buddy. We played together, he would fall asleep with his head on my shoulder. And he loved it when I would sing to him. Amazing bird!
Wait, so Donald Duck actually a female?
My whole life is a lie...
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!,
Well.... he do have that raspy voice usually tho.
Donna Duck! XD
Nah, he has a raspy sound, which the males do
"RELEASE THE QUAKEN!"
Yes release my brethren! RELEASE THEM SO THEY CAN RULE THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!
I read this the same time he said that
jackieboyman
I unsubbed just due to this autistic fucking catchphrase
Every child wants a dog or cat. My son got a duck.
I just want to quit my job and come live amongst the ducks
Youll get beyond annoyed after 2 days. Ive lived around ducks my whole life and they are evil crapping everywhere and boinking in the street and holding up traffic lol.
They poop all over and hold up traffic by screwing in the street? They could just be protesting climate change.
Me too, I also want some goats. I believe that people aren't ment to live in cities. We are ment to be in nature.
Its a trap..
@@justiciar1964 Just run over them like I do the protesters
My male Khaki quacks but MUCH quieter than his females. Also I had two ducklings hatch within the last few days!
Samson the duck: "Hey man, I'm not performing just because you want me to. Give me a snack and I'll consider it."
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"RELEASE THE QUACKEN" was by far the highlight of my day, my week, my year
*ducks do the cute booty feather jiggle*
Me: God bless you.
*YES*
YES X2
*YES 3X*
*YES X4*
YES X5
That was my comment!!! So happy you made a video about it. I love when youtubers communicate with their audience
Thank you for the suggestion, Nicki! It was a great idea.
legal issues.. may b I'm not thinking ryt
Warning: incoming puns...prepare to duck.
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Ducks: *quacking*
TH-cam's auto-generated subtitles: *MuSiC*
Is this why Donald's voice is so raspy Vs daisy duck?? :o
Male ducks don't quack because they don't want the ducklings to follow them.
Thank you
Xactly (or at least approx.) right. The female voice is louder and different, so the babies can stay with the female and not stray.
Male ducks don't quack because they learned that the Mrs. doesn't listen anyway.
bad parenting skills
This is what I've always thought. Female ducks quack to call ducklings.
Loved your video and efforts to answer questions from your viewers...We do the same because we appreciate each and every person that views and comments on our Adventures...Sincerely, Crazy Bob and George
Sooooooooo.....
I'm I the only one who wants him to live stream the untitled goose game in his channel ??
ridow300 in front of da ducks
WHY AM I ADDICTED TO THIS CHANNEL? 😳🤦🏻♂️
Why dont't male ducks quack?
Duck expert: Male ducks have no quacking bits.
Me: Thanks captain obvious. Lol
more like male ducks get an adam's apple and lose their quacking bits
Thank you! Succinct and to the point.
I believe that is only true with certain species of male ducks.
I have mallards and the males do indeed quack
yes I have call ducks and my drake definitely quacks haha
This is true because my male ducks quacked
@@memequeenrr not all all.
i have raised 3-4 species of ducks, mallards the most common. Males never quack. The only exception is until they attain adulthood. Before they change to adult plummage, male and female all look the same and sound the same. But after adulthood, male ducks can only produce the strangling throat sound, but very effective in controlling the flock and warning of dangers
@@trianglepant thank you for the fact!
“Release the quacken” just makes my day happy🥰
7:10 The answer.
I love when the female duck's are happy and make the happy Quaker sound....I like too when ducks in general are happy and do the wing shrug after a wash in the water
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like-
wait
Augh! That e-mail guy is so vexing because he doesn't address the PURPOSE for why such a change occurred! Here's a (poor) but acceptable human-equivalent WITH a 'purpose' answer:
Q: WHY do male humans have deeper voices than females?
A: Males have thicker vocal cords than females due to the effects of testosterone. In fact, the more testosterone exposure they've had, the thicker the cords and deeper the voice.
Q: HOW does this occur?
A: The ever-famous 'Adam's apple' is formed by thyroid cartilage and is the second of three prominent bumps visible (almost exclusively) in males through the skin of the throat. (The first 'bump'--located at the top of the throat-- is the Hyoid bone, and the third 'bump'--located at the end of the throat--is the Circoid cartilage.) The Adam's apple protects the walls and frontal part of the larynx (A.K.A., 'Voice box'), including the vocal cords located directly behind it.
Even though females ALSO have thyroid cartilage, they don't have much in the way of an 'Adam's apple' the way males do as it is MUCH thicker and therefore more externally visible in males due to the effects of testosterone: During adolescence, testosterone causes the thyroid cartilage, larynx, and vocal cords to grow thicker. Consequently, the 'laryngeal prominence', as the Adam's apple is properly know, grows in size mainly in men. All of this put together creates a larger soundboard for vibrations to resonate off of and, as a result, the man gets a deeper voice. (Think 'Cello' for males, and 'Violin' for females.)
Q: WHAT is the PURPOSE of this difference?
A: It is thought that males with deeper voices are attractive to females because it's a short-hand way for them to tell that the male has a lot of testosterone, which generally correlates to OTHER more 'functional' things like higher muscle mass, which in turn translates into a physically-strong male capable of providing and defending for an infant-bound female or whatever. For males, like nearly any other secondary-sex characteristic in the animal world, this allows them to judge the fitness of potential rivals. (Think big antlers: sexy to does; intimidating to less-dominate bucks; a challenge to equal-in-stature males.)
If I had to guess it would be for much the same reason people sound different, testosterone. In males the voice crackles. In women it does not. I'd guess hormones are the reason behind that one as well. It would make sense to me.
@@jennellhickam7912 Yeah, but WHY the difference; as in what's the PURPOSE? In songbird species that have court-ship songs it is (ALMOST always) solely the MALE that does since HE has to defend territory from other males/attract females. So, it's to be expected that his vocalization capabilities will be DIFFERENT from what we can expect from the females AND it has a purpose. But what's the purpose of the vocalization differences in duck genders?
I figured that with ducks, since the male is bright and colorful it would behoove him to be quiet, while the female can quack loudly because she is more camouflaged.
Psybar
One step further more general: survival of the fittest: e.g. humans with more protection in the throat area likely survived fights and retained the ability to breath and procreate; human males that had less protection in the throat area...well, they got their throats bashed in our ripped out and thus...had much, _much_ greater difficulty procreating.
Offspring of males with more protection in the throat area passed on those genes. Same for prominent bones around the eye.
Bottom line: animals that survive and procreate; animals that don't survive don't procreate and doubt pass on weaker genes.
So, test question: why then do most modern male humans have massive erections first thing in the morning at the same time as their kidneys are full?
Answer: male humans that had smaller bladders and no erection went out in the middle of the night and eliminated their waste and were then eliminated by whatever prey animal (or freezing conditions or blinding /confusing conditions) was waiting for them. Male humans who hesitated to go outside either because larger bladders or that 1 oz extra that an erection allowed, stayed in and passed on their genes for both characteristics!)
Could have been psychological, too. Guys who were to afraid of being seen with their male part waited. Guys who didn't have the big male part went out to urinate and perished due to whatever hazard presented itself.
@@Psybur Why??? simple: male ducks that quacked too much became prey; corollary: male ducks that didn't quack incessantly (even if it's because their Billy Ray Syrinx was malformed & prevented quacking) couldn't be located by predators as readily, so they survived and got to pass on their genes...including the ones fur the deformed syrinx.
(or...the quacky male ducks were unattractive to females who didn't like what they quacked about.)
OBTW, this works for _everything!_
Whenever you ask why an animal or plant is the way it is, or why it has that part or shape or characteristic?, the answer is always the same:
Because, its parents survived because in some way that part, shape, or characteristic helped them survive in some large (or small) way and allowed them to procreate, thus passing on the genes for that part, shape, or characteristic, even if it was or included a mutation.
Unless, of course you're a creationist, in which case god ordained it.
Hello from Ontario, Canada!
I was down this morning, because it’s a dreary Monday, but nothing cheers me up more than watching your channel. Especially with the overload of cuteness your farm provides!
You do an amazing job Morgan, both with the farm and your videos. I love that you show your mistakes and how you work to learn and make up for them. Thank you for being the human that you are!
It seems like this duck rly wants a hug
Me: i need to make my homework
Me at 11:50 pm: Male ducks dont quack
Homestarrunner ref ***instant fan*** A++++ editing and producing!
LOL. “ The Ernest Hemingway of ducks” answer. Spot on. ❤
I love your editing and choice of musics. It's just so lovely.
He atacc
He protecc
But the most importantly
He don't quacc
TH-cam's caption about this video in a nutshell: " [Laugther] [Music]".
These videos are literally a treasure of TH-cam.
Sooths need and love of ducks
I didnt think I had any interest in farm life but I LOVE watching your videos. You're so chill :)
I guess I have a confused male Mallard duck bc he quacks ALL the time when I call him and his lady. His name is Ricky and his wife is Lucy. I loved the I Love Lucy Show when I was growing up!🛵
Then he's a softer, more feminine guy by duck standards. :3 Could join a boyband.
@@ZaCloud-Animations___she-her oh piss off
Aww! That is so cute! Are they pets or feral ducks?
thinkableabcdefg lmao
Good to know u had relationship with mallard.. I got in with one last year,. They made lots of babies last year.. I have a question
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male ducks don't quack
why male ducks don't quack
Well done, Morgan. Quirky but interesting. Fun to watch. Good channel! 👍🏻
....your picture quality is exceptionally crisp and clean!
Nicely done!😁
Drake doesn’t t quack, he raps
Male ducks dont quack
Mallard: excuse me?
Hehe, dude, love this video. Not only informative, but I love all the little references and clips (The Matrix, Bugs Bunny, and my favorite Homestar Runner). Great editing and humor, keeping the video so entertaining. :)
The more you know, good video when you already learn something new by just reading the title!! Love u man keep it up!!
I always thought it was because the male couldn't get a word in because of the female quacking all the time. :)
Oh dear.... : D
@@GoldShawFarm Good thing my wife is already at work and this comment will be down towards the bottom before she gets home. :)
@@BradMyers ahaha
Brad Myers you men are too funny
@@BradMyers Afraid of being a dead duck?
Thanks for the info! All this time I thought Ricky was quacking but thanks to your video, I now know that he CAN'T quack! He just has a raspy mumble quack but not really what you could call a QUACK! We need to come up with a name for their vocalizations! Please except my apology for my previous post. I was wrong and now, thanks to you, I can be more informed about my ducks! Thanks, Scooter🛵!
I just call it the rasp.
*accept
To consent to receive something (In this case, an apology).
Example - John accepted the award given to him by the school.
except: To exclude or leave aside.
Eample - Bring all the balloons except the green ones.
love your channel! I'm an american expat, living in Italy...I'm also a born and raised Connecticut girl!
Thank you for sharing this!!! I have a lot of mallard ducks in the ponds behind my condo, and I'd noticed the difference in the noises between the hens and the drakes, but didn't know the reasoning behind it. And as far as "quaccents," different species definitely make different noises. We also have wood ducks regularly at our ponds and they don't quack at all. If they make any noise at all, it's more of a squeak/chirp sound.
I don't know why, but I've always thought the male's sound sounded more like a quack
Also, a homestar runner reference? In 2019? I love this channel 😂
Morgan Al needs a guard goose ! Trouble on Lumnah Acres !
I saw that. Crazy was my favorite too. A real bummer.
I love how they all stretch out their wings when they first exit the coops.
So I'm watching you and learning from you, I greatly appreciate what you're doing. Trying to get my flock going. 9 right now.
Me at 3am: Yeah, I can watch one more....
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Look at all those chickens
Thanks Morgan, watching your videos wildly out of sequence during the lockdown , since early March 2020 here in Oz , top job mate
Randomly found you, and your lovely creatures! Love your videos!
I was today years old when I found out male ducks don't quack
I would assume that female ducks need to make a more distinctive sound to call her young. You know, to make it easier for them to locate her if they wander.
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Interesting, I never really thought about it, but that is a cool tidbit of knowledge to have! Thanks.
I thought the females wouldn't let the drakes quack.
Uncle Muir that’s funny
Uncle Muir, only we super females (humans) can do that. (Grin)
Yes! Women nag and female ducks quack! LOL
lame and not funny in the least.
Nice video, but I think the reason drakes and hens have these anatomical difference is for evolutionary perposes, maybe the hens need the high pitch sound to attracte drakes during mating season or something that have to do with alerting for predoters
Yes, maybe. But who knows for sure? No one. And well, who cares anyway? Actually no one either.
@@anacletwilliams8315 observing animel behaviors is interesting and can help us to better understand them
@@a.a.6203 Yes, indeed. But then, so what?
@@anacletwilliams8315 Maybe then we could figure out away to control and attract ducks by mimicking their sounds
@@a.a.6203 That sounds like a real good idea! But then, what would we do if we attract millions and millions of male ducks with the false song of a female duck?
"Release the quackin". That quacked me up
never disappointed watching your video's, you make watching fun
i like how the ducks just wobble away on the grass
So Donald Duck was either a privileged duck, or a lie.
Or trans, like Flik, Marlin and Barry B. Benson.
@@jaschabull2365 And Otis the Cow
@@kylem7917
And Lana the Lion, and that kestrel from Farthing Wood.
Or it’s just a cartoon?
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It's five in the morning and I'm watching a video about ducks. It's going to be a great day.
I like all the neat duck & chicken houses you have. Well-built. You take great care of your animals.
The interesting field of duck anatomy :-) Shall we call it duckatomy?
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No one:
Male Duck: WHEEZE
The clip of strong bad writing an email made me way too happy 😂
A Strongbad reference, last place I thought I would see that haha
Love it.
Male Muscovy ducks make no sounds when they reach maturity. They literally just huff and hiss to communicate.
Zeke Howard hate those things, i got bit by one as a child
Male duck doesn't quack because when the female duck goes shopping , she puts it on his BILL!!!
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That's quacked up man!
That is why female duck have more fatty buts !
Yeah! I was going to tell you that! Love your videos guys!
Love the Matrix Oracle bit ... made me smile. I liked all of this little video. Thanks.
7:00 for those who don't know, that's Strongbad. Funny guy.
Clockeye - It’s a dot com.
Morgan's ducks don't fly because they have been bred not to do so. Especially the Pekins, they have been bred for decades to be large meat birds, as well as egg layers. So they are too FAT to fly. Unlike humans ducks in the wild only eat as much as they need, we, of course, eat whatever is placed in front of us. (Grin) Wild ducks stay trim, what a wild flock, they expend a lot of energy searching for food. So they stay slim and can thus fly. I've seen some domestic breeds fly, but they usually don't go very high or very far.
I never knew .. male ducks don't quack.. hi vmcougar,. Is that ur real name?
@@khalidrather569 They do sort-a quack, but that is rare. The females are the loud ones. (LOL) Why do you ask about a name?
@@vmcougarintn5035 just asking .. I was interested my real name is K Habib ..
@@khalidrather569 only on U-tube am I vmcougar.
Ping me
Dude you have the best callbacks and references. I still have a HSR sweatshirt and a Strongbadia stop sign keychain.
You are so funny... love watching!!!!!
Hey, Hoss.....did you ever consider asking people who hunt ducks?
English Callers were bred specifically for their hens to call wild ducks into gun range, when live decoys were allowed years ago in the USA(still legal in the Netherlands.) Google it and learn some more.👍
Are you gonna add different ducks to the flock this spring
I love how excited they are to see him walking up to let them out
Thanks! Love those ducks! Love your sense of humor :-D
I mean the sound the males make still count as a quack though, in my experience they're even more noisy
I don’t know if this is a dumb question but why don’t your ducks ever just fly away
Domestic ducks are about twice the side of wild ducks. Their bodies are too heavy to fly because they were bred that way. Or the wings were clipped. Or maybe they’re just good ducks haha.
I get my first set of ducklings delivered this week, i cant wait, so im watching duck video after duck video!! Found you and subscribed!
Thank you!
I have raised ducks/geese. The girls were a bit feisty and protective. They will learn to recognize you. Too precious!!!
Untitled Goose Game 2: Swarm
Answer is 7 minutes in
Literally just a different kind of voicebox for males and females
his look when the ducks come out is priceless
0:48 Me and homies when vacation starts!
Samson puddle duck looks so plump. Too lazy to even wheeze, I don't know why but he is one of my favorite ducks on your farm.
Ha! He takes after his father, Samuel.
Wait, people still ask why farm ducks don't fly? That one is an easy one to google.
Some breeds are just too heavy, and others too lazy(free food and shelter in one location? why bother leaving?)
Think there might be a few breeds that just got too small of wings as well
I get that question 3-4 times per week.
Pekin ducks( the common white breed) don’t fly!
Big body / small wing ducks have their own classification : Affectionately known as "Ornamental "
I really enjoy your videos, you put so much into them.
I totally agree. You seem to invest so much more of yourself in your videos than most you-tubers. You're the "hardest-working man in (you-tube) business". Also, very warm and welcoming. You seem much more like our friend than most of the others out there. :)
Thank you!
They are so adorable with each other. 😄