WOW...Just Ducky!!!

[kimsbirds]

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/0...ur_legged_duck

[Ayla's Mom]

oh wow! that is pretty insane! do you think it'll survive?

[bellarains]

Ahhhh,

How cute is that little yeller fluff ball. I do hope he survives.

[Ayla's Mom]

But you know, survival of the fittest dictates that UNLESS this mutation is beneficial and somehow helps the the ducky adapt to its environment, s/he will most likely die, or never reproduce...

[Ducky]

If it did survive to adulthood though, I wonder what would happen? Could it mate? Could it reproduce? Is it a stable mutation? That's weird!

[kimsbirds]

I hope they write a follow up to this ducky's fate. At first, I thought someone was toying with their Corel Paint program and just "created" those extra legs, but the story seems fairly legitimate?
I would imagine it'll have to be kept as a pet if it is to survive. I wonder if his flight would be affected with the extra weight?
Dunno..

K

[DebSpace]

Awe, I hope someone will take him in and give him a chance.

[michael]

Very unusual, and the legs look so well formed. Hopefully he becomes somebodys pet as I've always had a soft spot for ducks.