# @animalplanet on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQMPKSgDxol
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36166582-animalplanet-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/327c23e75b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-10-24T12:00:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Animal Planet (@AnimalPlanet) — https://gondola.cc/AnimalPlanet

## Caption

Tiny feet, little leaps 🐥

#DidYouKnow female Mandarin Ducks actively choose their mates by signaling interest toward a preferred male. They perform head-pumping movements and then lie flat on the water to initiate courtship. 

📸: BBC Natural History

#Duck #MandarinDuck #UnitedKingdom #Wildlife

## Stats

- **Views:** 15,031
- **Likes:** 4,329
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- **Comments:** 30

## Tags

duck, wildlife, unitedkingdom, mandarinduck, didyouknow

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