Far out I can't believe that's a real living thing. Very colourful.
10 Feb 2007 3:08pm
@Colour blind: I thought the same...from the 18th century it was transported from Asia to Europe. THey live in both nature as well as in captivity.
The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata), or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized perching duck, closely related to the North American Wood Duck. It is 41-49 cm long with a 65-75 cm wingspan.