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العربية: زوجان من البط اليُوسُفيّ (المندرينيّ) (Aix galericulata)، في بُحيرة مارتن، في لانكشير، بالمملكة المُتحدة.
English: Pair of Mandarins (Aix galericulata), at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK
Español: Pareja de patos mandarín (Aix galericulata), en Martin Mere, Lancashire, Inglaterra.
Français : Couple de canards mandarins (Aix galericulata) sur le lac de Martin Mere, près du village de Burscough dans le comté de Lancashire, en Angleterre, au Royaume-Uni.
Polski: Para mandarynek (Aix galericulata) nad jeziorem Martin w hrabstwie Lancashire w Wielkiej Brytanii.
Português: Par de mandarins (Aix galericulata), no Lago Martin, Lancashire, Reino Unido
Türkçe: Birer erkek ve dişi Mandarin ördeği. Resimde görülebileceği gibi erkekler göz alıcı ve çeşitli renkleriyle oldukça dikkat çekiciyken, dişiler oldukça sıradan tüylere sahiplerdir. (Martin Mere, Birleşik Krallık)
Date 26 December 2012, 11:50:37
Source Own work
Author Francis C. Franklin
Camera location53° 37′ 15.5″ N, 2° 51′ 45.78″ W  Heading=90° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Example of sexual dimorphism in Mandarin ducks.

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26 December 2012

coordinates of the point of view

53°37'15.499"N, 2°51'45.781"W

heading: 90 degree

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0.004 second

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210 millimetre

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