If you own ducks you likely know each bird very well and are able to tell each bird apart based on their looks or personality, but do ducks? Do they even recognize or remember you?
This article looks into whether ducks remember humans.
Do ducks remember humans?
Ducks are smarter than we think, these birds have had to be in order to survive, and yes these birds do remember humans
If you’ve ever raised a duck, and it accepts you and isn’t threatened by you, then you’ll know that these birds will recognize and remember you. Even if you’re wearing different clothes on different days.
If you’re feeding these birds then they will remember you as being the person that feeds them and will be very excited when you come around moving towards you when you approach them.
These birds also have good memory remembering not only who is friendly to them but also who is not so friendly and dangerous to them.
They have good long-term memory however they do not have good short-term memory.
Having good long-term memory helps them with survival as they know to keep away from those who are harmful to them and they know to stick around those who are beneficial to them.
If they do remember you, and they like you, the birds will give you attention and affection and even become attached to you until a point where you do something that scares them or threatens them.
But as long as you don’t threaten the duck the bird will be very loyal and attentive to you, the loyalty that a duck shows to you is close to that of a dog
These birds will not only recognize and remember their owners they love their owners as well and will form a deep bond with you and will even look forward to your love and attention.
If you enjoyed this article then you may also be interested in other duck related articles. Here are some articles that you may be interested in: How To Get Rid Of Duck Poop Smell, My Mallard Duck Flew Away Will It Come Back?, My Mallard Duck Flew Away, Do Ducks Get Jealous?, Will Soft Duck Eggs Hatch?