Indian runner duck
With legs placed farther back than most ducks and short thigh bones, this duck can stand upright and run instead of waddle. Runner ducks have a posture so nearly perpendicular that they are called “penguin ducks.”
- Conservation StatusLeast Concern
- Life span8-12 years
- Body size20-26 in. long
- Native habitat Grasslands and marine areas of Southeast Asia
- DietGrains and insects