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When a predator comes close to the nest, the
drake takes wing and makes a great deal of noise,
making a serious effort to keep the predator away
from the nest.
Adult ducks, who stroll in groups, occasionally
take care of their babies. Drakes do not incubate.
Just a few hours after the ducklings emerge from
the eggs, they begin to swim and feed on their
own. The newly hatched ducklings know how to
feed themselves and to survive, by Allah's
inspiration to them.
Think about yourself. What would happen if
you were allowed in the water as soon as you
were born? Without doubt, as soon as you gulped
enough water you would die of suffocation. But,
since our Lord has granted ducklings the ability
to swim at birth, they don't drown.
Do you know that ducks fly at a speed of 50
kilometres (31 miles) per hour? Do you also know
that they avert wild animals by continuously
changing their direction? Well, can anyone tell
how ducks know to change their direction?
Surely, as in the cases of the features Allah
granted all other living beings, this is also a
feature given to ducks by Allah.
