Mallard

	Mallard
	Cat Given Name:	Duck
	Common Name(s):	Common Loon,  Mallard,  Canvasback,  Horned Grebe,  Wood Duck,  Green-winged Teal,  Red-throated Loon,  Ruddy Duck,  Blue-winged Teal,  Bufflehead,  Northern Shoveler,  Gadwall,  American Wigeon,  Redhead,  Common Goldeneye,  Long-tailed Duck,  Hooded Merganser,  Lesser Scaup,  Common Merganser,  Pied-billed Grebe,  Ring-necked Duck,  Red-breasted Merganser,  Greater Scaup,  American Black Duck
	Other Name(s):	Great Northern Diver,  Wild Duck,  Slavonian Grebe,  Devil-diver,  Hell-diver,  Pink-Eyed Diver,  Water Witch,  Carolina Duck,  Red-throated Diver,  Shoveler,  American Widgeon,  Baldplate,  Oldsquaw,  Harelda hyemalis,  Mergus cucullatus
	Scientific Name(s):	Gavia immer,  Anas platyrhynchos,  Aythya valisineria,  Podiceps auritus,  Aix sponsa,  Anas carolinensis,  Gavia stellata,  Oxyura jamaicensis,  Anas discors,  Bucephala albeola,  Anas clypeata,  Anas strepera,  Anas americana,  Aythya americana,  Bucephala clangula,  Clangula hyemalis,  Lophodytes cucullatus,  Mergus merganser,  Anas rubripes
	Physical Description:	A sleek and large, cylindrical bodied waterbird with a mid-length neck and a broad, shoveling beak. The female mallard is mottled brown and an orange beak. The male has a green head and a yellow beak. The male's chest and back are dark brown, and the wings and sides are white.
	Physical Statistics:	Length: 20 - 26 Inches (50-65 Centimeters) Weight: 35 - 46 Ounces (1000 - 1300 Grams) Wingspan: 32 - 37 Inches (82 - 95 Centimeters)
	Behavior:	Mallards live in marshes, and lay their eggs on beds of reeds. To get their food, they put their head into the water and feed. They are active during the day. During the spring and fall they migrate south. During winter they are missing completely from the forest.
	Social Organization:	Flock; Mallards live in groups.
	Approval Level*:	None; Mallards are common in marshlands
	Kill Difficulty:	Moderate; Mallards can give a solid thwack with their wings.
	Hunting Difficulty:	Specialty - Duck; Hunters of this bird need to wait until they come close to shore. A failed attack will result in alarm calls that disrupt hunting.
	Food Quality:	High; Mallards are a very large meal that can be shared between many cats.
*Some creatures require approval to appear in RP. This is to make sure the Admins and Mods who need to know are fully aware of a species currently active in their area. These ratings are mainly for those creatures that are uncommon or pose a threat of some sort to the cats.