What is Domestic duck?
{{Subspeciesbox |name=Domestic duck |image=Pekin Ducks cropped.jpg |image_caption=Pekin duck |status=DOM |genus=Anas |species_link=Mallard |species=platyrhynchos |subspecies=domesticus |authority=[[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[1758]] }} The '''domestic duck''' ({{lang|la|Anas platyrhynchos domesticus}}) is a type of [[mallard]] that has been [[domesticated]] by [[humans]]s and raised for [[meat]], [[Egg (food)|eggs]], and [[feathers]]s while some are kept as [[pets]]s. [[Category:Ducks]] [[Category:Domesticated animals|duck]] {{biology-stub}}