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DescriptionPair of mandarin ducks.jpg	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 location	53° 37′ 15.5″ N, 2° 51′ 45.78″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	53.620972; -2.862717

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English: Pair of Mandarins (Aix galericulata), at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK.

Other languages:

Bahasa Melayu: Sepasang itik Mandarin (Aix galericulata dalam nama saintifik) kelihatan di sungai Martin Mere yang terletak di Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Bosanski: Par mandarinskih pataka (Aix galericulata) u Martin Mere, Lancashire, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo.

Čeština: Párek kachniček mandarinských (Aix galericulata), na mělkém jezeře Martin Mere, hrabství Lancashire, Anglie.

English: Pair of Mandarins (Aix galericulata), at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK.

Español: Una pareja de patos mandarín (Aix galericulata), en Martin Mere, Lancashire, Inglaterra.

Italiano: Coppia di anatre mandarine (Aix galericulata) fotografate sul lago di Martin Mere in Inghilterra.

Magyar: Mandarinrécepár (Aix galericulata) (Martin Mere, Lancashire, Anglia)

Nederlands: Twee mandarijneenden in de buurt van de Britse plaats Burscough.

Polski: Para mandarynek (Aix galericulata) nad jeziorem Martin w hrabstwie Lancashire w Wielkiej Brytanii.

Português: Casal de patos-mandarins (Aix galericulata), em Martin Mere, Lancashire, Reino Unido.

Tiếng Việt: Một cặp chim Uyên ương (Aix galericulata) tại hồ Martin Mere, hạt Lancashire, Vương quốc Anh.

Български: Двойка мандаринки (Aix galericulata) в езерото Мартин Миър, Ланкашър, Англия.

한국어: 한 쌍의 원앙(Aix galericulata). 영국 랭커셔 주의 람사르 습지인 마틴 호에서 촬영.

日本語：オシドリ（Aix galericulata）のつがい - イングランド北西部ランカシャー（Lancashire）の野鳥保護区マーティン･ミア（Martin Mere）にて

中文：英国兰开夏马汀小池(en)的一对鸳鸯 ( Aix galericulata)。

中文（繁體）：英國蘭開夏馬汀小池(en)的一對鴛鴦 (Aix galericulata)。

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This picture won the first place in the Photo challenge Two of something in February 2014.

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