Though they look like ducks, they're actually more like chickens--look at their feet. (Though notice they're webbed!) Also, the mothers pick the weakest of their young and kill it. ²

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1. (c) Jack Wolf, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfraven/3390640523/
2. Adapted by dougpeltz from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulica_americana

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