People love animals, especially puppies and kittens. However, kittens and puppies aren't the only cute animals on Earth; the animal kingdom is full of adorable animals. The ducks below, for example, are some of the cutest animals you've ever seen.

These ducks have been around for 2000 years now are have a characteristic that makes them totally unique from the rest. They have a lovely tuft of feathers atop their heads, making them look extremely sweet and friendly.

Farmers have known about this duck breed for hundreds of years. However, it wasn't until recently that pictures of these ducks took the Internet by storm. Some of them have even turned the ducks into a meme, comparing them to George Washington and 18th century judges. In fact, they're right, though, because the ducks really do look like they're wearing a wig.

Now, it's time to scroll down below and let us know what you think about this duck breed. Let's get to know white crested ducklings. Crested Ducks have a feather puff on the top of their heads. Ideally, the puff should be like a round ball. They can have feathers in many colours, though there are only two officially recognized varieties, White and Black.

The crest is caused by an incompletely dominant mutation gene. It causes a gap in the skull, from which a mass of fatty tissue emerges, and feathers grow from this. Sometimes the crests will be quite full, other times very skimpy.

Owing to the mutation, 25% of the eggs won't hatch, even though fertile. Of those that do, 25% of the ducklings won't have the crest and the remaining 50% will. The ducklings grow quickly. Males weigh up to 7 pounds (3.2 kg); females up to 5.9 pounds (2.7 kg.) These ducks are largely kept as pets. They are quiet, and novel to look at.

They can also be raised as a dual purpose duck for meat and eggs. If kept as a "working duck", though the meat is considered good, they tend to be kept more as layers / pets. They are moderate layers of eggs, 100 to 130 eggs per year. The eggs weigh about 60g, with whitish shells. Occasionally the egg shells will be greenish.

Crested duck is a dual purpose breed. They are suitable for both meat and eggs production. But they are mainly used for ornamental and exhibition purposes. They are also good as pets.

The Crested ducks are fairly quiet birds. And they are usually calm and friendly in nature. They can be raised as pets for their friendly behavior. The ducklings grow relatively fast, so they are good meat duck breed. And the ducks are pretty good layers of large eggs. But they are not good foragers like the Bali ducks.

White and Black varieties of the Crested duck are recognized by the American Poultry Association's Standard of Perfection. But other color varieties such as Buff, Blue and Grey (Mallard coloration) have been developed by breeders. On average Crested ducks weight about 2.7 kg, and drakes about 3.2 kg. And the bantam version weights between 0.9 to 1.2 kg.

There is no real country of origin for Crested Ducks. Britain is often shown as country of origin, but that is just because first official showing of them started there. The mutation can occur in any duck breed (except Muscovy), but selective breeding over the centuries in many countries has increased the chances of crests occuring in this particular breed of duck. The Crested Duck breed was admitted to the American Standard in 1874, and to the UK Standard in 1910.