How Clever Is a Duck?

Ducks are highly intelligent and emotional creatures. They can understand commands, play with toys, play games, give kisses, and beg for snuggles like other birds if you take the time to work with them. If handled frequently and gently from an early age, ducks will become quite sociable with people.

Are ducks smart or dumb?

Ducks. Ducks might be much smarter than you may have thought, as they are able to understand abstract thought in a way that only other animals who are considered highly intelligent can.

Do ducks have thoughts?

Ducklings are capable of abstract thought, according to a new study from the University of Oxford. If confirmed, this would suggest that ducks are capable of a higher level of thoughts, similar to those seen in apes, as well as parrots and crows.