The incubation period is around 28 days (except the Muscovy duck, which takes 35 days), after which the ducklings are ready to see the outside world. Raccoons, hawks and turtles are ducklingsâ primary predators so the female duck has a big task at hand trying to keep other animals off her ducklings.
Since the last Cubs' world championship in 1908, the Cardinals have won 11 World Series. St. Louis Cardinals fans are used to winning. What makes themâand not the New York Metsâamazing is the number of times the Cardinals surprised the experts once late September and October rolled around.
One team has won 27 World Series, while two hapless franchises havenât appeared in a single one. Of the 107 World Series to date, the New York Yankees have appeared in 40 and won 27. This is far and away the most championship victories of any franchise in baseballâand sportsâhistory. Meanwhile, the San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies havenât won a single World Series. And the Washington Nationals (formerly the Montreal Expos) and Seattle Mariners have never even appeared in the Fall Classic.