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 teams began their rivalry as the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers, respectively, before both franchises moved west for the 1958 season. The Giants have won six pennants and three World Series championships since arriving in San Francisco. Those three championships have come in 2010, 2012, and most recently in 2014, having defeated the Kansas City Royals four games to three during the 2014 World Series.