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.
The Cardinals' 69-year championship drought is one year longer than the team the Cubs beat Wednesday. The Indians now have the longest World Series drought of any baseball team, as well as the second-longest drought overall, as their last world title came in 1948.