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The '''duck''' is a type of [[bird]] [[homeworld|native]] to the [[planet]] [[Earth]].
  
   
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In [[2285]], when the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} entered the [[Mutara sector]], they were engaged in combat by a [[Klingon Bird-of-Prey]] commanded by [[Kruge]]. During the attack, they had lost control of their [[spaceship|ship]], and [[James Kirk]] said: "So, we're a sitting duck." ({{film|3}})
  
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| name = Duck
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| image = Ducks.jpg
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| caption = Ducks in a cage
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| type = [[Bird]], [[fowl]]
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| planet = [[Earth]], [[Sol system]]
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| quadrant = [[Alpha Quadrant]]
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| pop = Active
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| date = 24th century
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The '''duck''' was a type of [[aquatic]] [[fowl]] indigenous to [[Earth]]. A baby duck was called a [[duckling]]. A [[duck blind]] was a holographically masked observation post, a reference to a structure used by [[Human]] hunters to hunt ducks undetected.
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The lyrics of "[[Oh My Darling, Clementine]]" mentioned the titular character driving ducklings to the [[water]]. ({{VOY|Equinox}})
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As a food, ducks could be eaten [[Roast duck|roasted]]. ({{ENT|Singularity}})
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In [[2024]] several ducks lived in a pond near [[Los Angeles]]. ({{PIC|Watcher}})
   
 
Ducks were among the [[animal]]s brought by the [[Bringloidi]] when they were evacuated from their planet by the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2365]]. ({{TNG|Up The Long Ladder}})
  
Ducks were among the [[animal]]s brought by the [[Bringloidi]] when they were evacuated from their planet by the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2365]]. ({{TNG|Up The Long Ladder}})
   
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When [[Jean-Luc Picard]] visited [[James T. Kirk]] in the [[Nexus]], Kirk recognized a [[clock]] that he [[memory|remembered]] giving to [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy]] as a [[gift]]. There was a [[wood]]en duck that was sitting right next to it. ({{film|7}})
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In [[2372]], [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] likened the constant, minor attacks by [[Kazon raider]]s on the {{USS|Voyager}} to being "pecked to death by ducks." ({{VOY|Basics, Part I}}) A bit later that same year, after ''Voyager'' had been captured by [[Kazon]], [[Tom Paris]] sent a message to [[The Doctor]] on the [[Emergency medical holographic channel]] and described himself as a "dead duck" if The Doctor wasn't receiving it. ({{VOY|Basics, Part II}})
  
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In [[2371]], the [[Caretaker's farmer's daughter 001|Farmer's Daughter]] tried to distract [[Harry Kim]] and [[Tom Paris]] by inviting them to see the duck [[pond]]. ({{VOY|Caretaker}})
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In [[2372]], [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] likened the constant minor attacks by Kazon raiders on ''Voyager'' to being "pecked to death by ducks." ({{VOY|Basics, Part II}})
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Latest revision as of 11:19, 9 April 2024

The duck was a type of aquatic fowl indigenous to Earth. A baby duck was called a duckling. A duck blind was a holographically masked observation post, a reference to a structure used by Human hunters to hunt ducks undetected.

The lyrics of "Oh My Darling, Clementine" mentioned the titular character driving ducklings to the water. (VOY: "Equinox")

As a food, ducks could be eaten roasted. (ENT: "Singularity")

In 2024 several ducks lived in a pond near Los Angeles. (PIC: "Watcher")

Ducks were among the animals brought by the Bringloidi when they were evacuated from their planet by the USS Enterprise-D in 2365. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder")

When Jean-Luc Picard visited James T. Kirk in the Nexus, Kirk recognized a clock that he remembered giving to Doctor Leonard McCoy as a gift. There was a wooden duck that was sitting right next to it. (Star Trek Generations)

In 2371, the Farmer's Daughter tried to distract Harry Kim and Tom Paris by inviting them to see the duck pond. (VOY: "Caretaker")

In 2372, Captain Kathryn Janeway likened the constant minor attacks by Kazon raiders on Voyager to being "pecked to death by ducks." (VOY: "Basics, Part II")

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