Fact: Did you know that ducks and swans are actually in
the same family, Anatidae? So maybe, the "ugly duckling" was a
duckling, after all!
Fact: Ever hear the saying, "like water off a duck's
back"? Actually, the gland that secretes the substance that coats
their feathers to make them waterproof, really is on their back --
the tail end, that is.
Fact: A popular urban legend concerning ducks is, "a
duck's quack doesn't echo." This is not true, and a team from the
University of Salford proved it.
Fact: Mallard ducks commonly live from one to two years,
though some have been known to live up to sixteen!
Fact: Ducks have no blood vessels or nerves in their
feet, so they can't feel cold even in frigid water.
Fact: The mallard is probably one of the most
recognizable of all ducks, and comes from the subfamily of dabbling
ducks. The rich green sheen and bright yellow beak of the male is
in sharp contrast to its drab female counterpart, with her orange
beak and brown plumage.
Fact: Male ducks are called "drakes," and females are
called "hens."
Fact: Dabbling ducks tip themselves face first into the
water, (so you see their bottoms pointing into the air), and filter
water through their beaks to harvest food from beneath the surface.
This is called "dabbling."
Solve the Puzzle below from the
pictures.
Picture No 1 depicts a duck who features in a tale in a book
which was first published in July of which year?
A = the 3rd digit of that year.
Picture No 6 features a St Canards resident super hero by
night.
B will equal the number of letters in the name of his arch
enemy
who is the top agent for F.O.W.L (Fiendish Organisation for World
Larceny).
Picture No 4 features a familiar character who is actually a
mascot of an university in the United States of America.
C = the number of letters in the university's name.
Picture No 2 features a duck damsel no longer in distress.
D = The number of letters in her name minus 1.
Picture No 7 features a learned gentleman whose home city
council added him to their list of famous local people.
E = the 4th digit of that very year the city council added
his name.
Picture No 5 featured a duck at the end of his rope..(so to
speak).
Known for his teamwork with a certain rabbit they decided for some
Show Biz.
F = The fourth digit of the year they teamed up on November
the 2nd.
*** BONUS ***
Undercover cache series bonus
Logging a find will enable the finder an extra Large hint
for one cashkids puzzle which is really bugging them or they
are completely stalled on.
Hint will be given on existing puzzle published before
27/10/10.
Watch for more undercover caches in the series for more bonus
hints.
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bonus.
Personal Cache Note:
Track can be boggy when wet.
Gpsr coverage could be patchy.
Make sure batteries are good.
Must have fun!
