Question by BlueManticore: When ducks chase other ducks, are they playing, picking on each other, or something else? Why do they do it?
I see them doing it under my birdfeeders by the pond. Sometimes the duck being chased just calmly walks away and the chaser does too and sometimes the one being chased zooms off into the air like it’s scared. The chaser often looks like it is snapping at the other one, trying to bite the other’s tail. Usually it’s a male doing the chasing of other males, but not always. Can anyone give an explanation of this, please?
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Answer by Coyote
If they are around a birdfeeder it is because of food. The more aggressive ducks are chasing others away so they have more for themselves. Those that fly off might still be young or really weak and not wish to fight or those that walk off might just be smart enough to wait their turn.
You can see the same behavior in many animals when it comes to food.
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