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Originally Posted by Duck Butter
When you hang upside down and the blood goes to your head, you turn red though, its gotta be a conspiracy  With fish I think its got to do with countercurrent heat exchange, I can draw it but can't explain it
On another note, I am sure many have heard that if a mallard has bright orange legs when you kill it, then it is a 'flight duck', whereas technically most ducks have been flying when you shoot them. The ducks that have been in the air awhile have the bright orange feet, and the 'local' ones have the drab feet. The ones with the drab feet have surely been kicking their feet in the water, and the ones that are flying have em tucked away. I think this goes with the countercurrent heat exchange also, but I have not slept in a Holiday Inn lately. Really wanted W's answer for a laugh before I get mad at the TV for this upcoming debate  |
Actually I was told the orange color of a Mallards legs was hormone related .More male hormones made the brighter orange color ,indicating getting closer to breeding time. Could be fact or fiction .