Best friends come in all shapes and sizes, and when those best friends are animals, the size can get incredibly small. In the world of birds, one species takes the cake for being absolutely adorable: the duck.
But ducks are also as clever as they are cute. They’re smart and emotional creatures. They can comprehend commands, play with toys, give kisses, and beg for snuggles and cuddles! If they’re handled gently and have gotten used to humans from an early age, ducklings can become quite friendly with people.
We collected some of the most precious duck pics you’ll ever see. Some of these cute ducks were randomly found near ponds in their natural habitat, while others became domestic and essential members of their human families. Either way, these little guys will melt your heart with their cuteness overload!
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Every Year This Mama Duck Brings Her Babies To My House And I Help Her Take Care Of Them. This Morning I Opened My Door To 13 New Peeping Fluff Balls
One Of Our Ducks Rejected This Duckling And It Imprinted On Me Instead. It Tired Itself Out Playing In The Grass Earlier And Stretched Out In My Hand For A Little Nap
Workout Buddy
Round & Soft
This Baby Duck Is Sleeping, So People Who Are Also Going To Sleep Good Night And Dream About Ducks
Ducks as a species are probably one of the most known birds on the planet. Not only because of famous ducks in history, like Donald Duck and Daffy Duck of Disney fame, but also because you can find them in literally any pond on the planet.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, domestic ducks alone had an estimated population of 1.15 billion (no pun intended), 1 billion of which were registered in a number of countries across Asia.
That’s a lot of ducks. And that’s just domesticated ones. Ducks Unlimited, a wetlands and waterfowl conservation organization, estimates that there’s roughly 34 million wild ducks currently quacking about in North America alone.
Does Shoulder Duck Make The Cut?
Best Friends Come In All Sizes!
My Friend Found A Lost Baby Duck And Couldn't Say No To Adopting This Face
Oh cool. A picture of a duckling made me cry. That's where I'm at today apparently
Fluffy Headrest
Comfort In Shade
Unfortunately, according to the same report by Ducks Unlimited, wild duck populations have dwindled in the last 3 years, dropping from an estimated 38.9 million to 34.4 million. Heck, it was 41.1 million in 2018.
This is mostly due to changes in their natural habitat. More specifically, it’s the fact that some ponds are drier than others depending on the year and hence breeding numbers fluctuate accordingly. But this is only part of it as hunting seasons are a thing, overall wetland areas continue to shrink, among other factors that impact the ducks’ population numbers.
Fancy Hat
He Just Got A New Paddling Pool
Fattest Baby Duck
This Duck Passing By Its Own Sign
Duck Becomes This Little Boy’s Protector, Following Him Everywhere
But while the overall numbers are still looking very good, don’t let your guard down as there are waterfowl species that are very much endangered.
The Brazilian Merganser is estimated to have a population of fewer than 250 specimens of its kind, the Orinoco goose is considered near threatened as a species, and the Madagascar pochard has less than 50 members left on the planet.
And this is besides initiatives like the Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary, which is all about rescuing abused and neglected farmed animals, including ducks. Even though the species they deal with aren’t necessarily going extinct, it’s still important to spread awareness of the need for conservation when it comes to ducks and the fight for duck and just animal rights in general.
Some Ducks I Found At A Kia Car Showroom
My Borb And Her Borbettes
Biblically Accurate Angel
Pocket Duck
Fred And His Nine Ducklings
Keep scrolling to see more adorable duck photos because we all need a cute duck in our lives, but your cute animal journey doesn’t need to end here because we have other cute animal articles lined up already: here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
Or, if you want to take the next big step in making sure cute animals stay a thing on our lovely planet, why not consider donating to organizations like the Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary! Or express your solidarity in the comment section below.
A Friend For Life
Just A Lil Guy
Snuggle Duck
Last Night My Wife's Uber Had A Duck In It
Yay, Spa Day!
My Ducks, Mango And Django, Refuse To Sit Elsewhere
Fresh Haircut
People Said They Needed More Ducks... Here Are Two Of Mine
More Ducks You Say?
This Looks Like Some Satanic Duck Ritual
5-Year-Old Girl Has A Duck Best Friend Who Follows Her Everywhere And Thinks She’s His Mom
Sunbathing
Getting Dry
Dory My Drake, Being Lazy & Cute
Duck Norris And Quackie Chan Want To Let You Know That Breakfast Is The Most Important Meal Of The Day
Unexpected Baby Duck Inside My Garden
This summer, thirteen little baby ducks were trapped inside my garden. Momma Duck was desperately shouting from my rooftop. Where they came from: no idea! Probably out of some eggs, but I couldn't find out where the nest was hidden. I decided to grab the babies, put them in a crate and release them at the lake at the end of the street, where it has always been flooded with ducks. Don't worry, mom was around the place the whole time, quacking loudly to reassure her children. I think. The first scary moments, all the poor little things gathered around, peeping and squeaking like hairy bath ducks. Catching ducklings is a great workout, those things are unbelievably fast and maneuverable dude. As soon as I spotted Mother Duck, I released the ducklings and they quickly joined her.
A Sun Hat For A Fluffy Duck
I Made A Tophat For My Pet Duck
Curious Chaser
Swimming Season
Baby Duck Walking On Lily Pads
My Ducks Being Cute
Cute Duck
Invasion Of Privacy
I Was Told You Guys Would Love The Orphaned Duckling I Rescued
Handful Of Fluff
A Man With Two Dogs In His Pockets, Walking A Duck Wearing Shoes
A Duckling In A Sock
This Is My Duck. Her Name Is Chicken
What'd You Do Today? Not Much, Just Saved Some Baby Ducks
Very Hungry Ducky
New Member Of The Family
Soft Ducky, Warm Ducky, Little Ball Of Fluff, Go Ahead And Sleep Ducky
Our Last Baby From Our First Batch Of 2021 Ducklings. We Have Called Him Percy
Release The Quacken!
So This Cute Little Dog We Call Skippy Comes To My Dad's House Every Day For Treats. Today He Brought His Duck Friend, Henry
If This Doesn't Make You Smile You Are Dead Inside
A Watchful Eye Keep The Ducks Safe
Our Pal, Charlie
This Is Don, He Fights Bears
Three attacks on the coop, 8 chickens eaten. Each time Don has defended his mate, Kathy, and survived somehow. He may not be a cute baby but he’s a hero
Yes Billy Those Are Your Feet
Is that the duck diaper? I am so fascinated by these good boi and girl ducks living inside!
Having A Relaxing Bath
Sweet Rescue Baby. Still Not Named! Wing Is Healed Now
My Fancy Lady
Say Hello To Piplup (Pip For Short), Our Sweet New One Day Old Little Call Duck
Prince Toby Has Always Loved The Ducks
Had A Duck Nesting Under Our Window For About 2 Months Now. The Babies Finally Hatched!
Yesterday In The Park We Had Visitors. Or Were We Visiting Them?
The Cuteness Is Too Much!
How To Transport Your Ducky
My New Babies Meeting My Older Babies
Baby Ducks In The Lake
Just Spotted A Duck Mom With Her Little Babies Walking Through The City!
Hey Buddy
This Is My Favorite Picture I Have On My Phone!
Look At This Beautiful Boy
Happy Easter, Y’all
Born Tuesday 2/22/22. I Think I Have To Name Him 2
So Photogenic. I Can’t Help Myself
Shower Time
A Duck At My Local Bank
Petunia The Rescue Duck Admires Herself!
A Mama Mallard Built Her Nest Behind Our Rosemary. We've Been On Baby Duck Watch For A Week And The Little Guys Hatched Today!
We think she has 8 or 9 based on our peek outside when mama went to find dinner. (No we didn't get this close; we used the camera zoom.)
One Of My Old Ducks. Her Favorite Treats Were Fresh Fish
Food, Now!!!
Rescued This Angry Bean From The Highway. No Mom In Sight. She’s Now Safely With A Local Waterfowl Rescue!
Baby Archie Who Ended Up Being An Annie
6 Day Old Jumbo Pekin Can't Handle Belly Rubs
Do Baby Ducks Tickle Your Fancy?
No, No Relation To Bees, Dear. It's Ok, Everyone Asks
Here's A Picture Of A Baby Duck To Make You Feel Better
Mama Duck And Baby Duck
Step Up
Testing Out Portrait Mode On My New iPhone
Me Ducks
Ready For A Snuggle After Having A Bath
One Of Miss Ducky’s Babies
I Could Have Posted A Million Photos To Celebrate This Big Boys One Year Birthday
Have You Ever Had A Duck Stare Up At You Like This
Out For A Walk In The Forest
First Outside Time For Nacho And Taco
Van And Lisa
My Little Flock Is All Grown Up. I Think They Still Love Me Tho!
Quack
There's Always One That Likes To Pose
Tweety And Waddles
They Will Never Be Tough Fluffs, Tried To Leave Them To Adventure For Themselves And They Freaked Out And Ran Back To Me
Look At My Ducks
I Just Want To Put These Pretty Flowies On Your Head, Hold Still!
I Am Not Fat! This Is Just A Bad Angle
Bowie Relaxing Less Than 10 Minutes After He Lectured Me Last Night For Not Being A Good Mother And Tucking Him In. This Is The Face Of A Spoiled Baby
Our First Ever Experience With Ducks Was Our Beautiful Girl, Joe
Throwback To When My Babies Were Just Babies
Met A Friendly Duck This Morning
This Duck That Laid Its Eggs In A Planter At My Work
Ready
Getting A Post Surgery Checkup
Waaaa!
Fred, But A Newer Photo
Sibling Hug!
“Hey Mom! We’re Having Fun!”
Hello Everyone, This Is Carl!
Bath Time!
Sebastian The Duck
We Got Ducks! Any Tips For Raising Pekin Ducks As Pets?
Meet Custard! The One Day Old Muscovy!
Heard You Guys Liked Adorable Ducks
Baby Bowie
The Three Personalities Captured. The Talker, The Watcher, And The Eater!
So This Is Candy. She Is Super Cute And So Friendly
I Love Ducks. Just Trickle Some Water In Their Pool And They're Deliriously Happy
Stormy Was Not Thrilled About The Arrival Of Our Girls Back In August
Summer
Quack Out Loud
It’s Pictures Like These Why I Love Posting On The Internet!
The Only Thing He Needs Is A Tiny Umbrella
Yo!
This Guy Was So Ducking Excited About My Cake Crumbs
I Tried To Get Some Pics Of My Ducks With My Christmas Tree. They Didn’t Want To Leave The House After
Took My Ducks On Their Second Adventure Today
The last adventure they went on was to a big pond. They hated it. We've since found a friends pond we are able to use to give them a good day out, hooray!