The CDC says any mammal can get rabies. So I'm curious- are ducks a mammal? And if not, can they still get rabies?
2006-06-14 16:08:11 · 12 answers · asked by Shh_its me 4 in Pets ➔ Birds
No, ducks are not mammals. They are birds. They cannot get rabies according to the listed website.
2006-06-14 16:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A duck is not a mammal, it is a bird. Birds do not contract rabies.
2006-06-14 16:15:14 · answer #2 · answered by Decoy Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ducks are considered fowl. It is my understanding that only mammals can contract rabies.
2006-06-14 16:11:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No ducks are not mammals because they lay eggs, have feathers and they don't breastfeed their babies. Birds and insect cannot have or spread rabies.
2006-06-14 16:18:49 · answer #4 · answered by violinplayer06 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ducks are not mammals. Ducks are in the class Aves, which are in the same subphylum Vertebrata as mammals, but are not in the class Mammalia.
2006-06-14 16:16:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ducks aren't mammals as they don't give birth to live young - they lay eggs, also their body isn't covered in fur, they are covered in feathers. So they are erm birds!!
2006-06-14 22:21:06 · answer #6 · answered by Saz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ducks are birds. Not mammals, they do not give live birth, or have fur.
2006-06-14 16:14:02 · answer #7 · answered by Shinju 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, birds are not mammals. Mammals are animals that feed their young milk through their mammary glands.
2006-06-16 03:50:24 · answer #8 · answered by lavenderroseford 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-06-14 16:11:34 · answer #9 · answered by northwesttnbitch 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope
2006-06-14 16:30:27 · answer #10 · answered by californiagirl4ever1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋