Mandarin Duck Facts You Need to Know

In recent days, we have explored for you about Mandarin duck, whose pictures are often spread on social media, and fascinated by its unique beauties and extraordinary colors. Get to know the mandarin duck with all its features, molting times, habitats, feeding and care.

Where have I seen a mandarin duck before? You might be familiar with mandarin ducks as "wedding ducks." Since they mate for life, they're a popular symbol of love and fidelity in Asian countries. In the olden days, a man might buy or catch a pair of mandarin ducks to give to his bride's family; in recent times, however, couples just use pictures and carvings of mandarin ducks as wedding decorations. They are always presented in pairs.You might also recognize mandarin ducks as a general symbol of romance. There are lots of idioms about them in various languages: – In China, "yuanyang xi shui" (鸳鸯戏水) means "two mandarin ducks playing in water" and refers to an affectionate couple. – In Japan, "oshidori fufu" (鴛鴦夫婦) means "husband and wife mandarin ducks" and is used in the same way as the phrase "a couple of lovebirds."