Brighter bill may indicate STD-free duck

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 19:30 in Health & Medicine

Looking for a disease-free mate? Check the color of their bill (if you're a mallard duck, that is). Researchers have found that the brighter a mallard's bill, the more effective their sperm is at killing off bacteria.

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