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Lady Butterfly she/her@reddthat.com to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

The hunt for the world’s rarest duck

www.nationalgeographic.com

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The hunt for the world’s rarest duck

www.nationalgeographic.com

Lady Butterfly she/her@reddthat.com to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago
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The dogged search for a bird that many people figured had gone extinct included torrential rains, washed-out bridges, swine flu, and unrelenting obsession.
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  • Lupo@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Not if he hunts you first

    • Hule@lemmy.world
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      *she

      • Successful_Try543@feddit.org
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        Thanks for ponting that out:

        Juvenile ducks have brown irises and are a pale, dull brown or chestnut colour with a darker stomach. The adults are darker in colour, though during a male duck’s first winter, its iris will turn white.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_pochard#Description

        • Hule@lemmy.world
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          Thank You for looking it up!

  • artifex@piefed.social
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    So it’s a… Duck Hunt ?

    (sorry, I’ll see myself out)

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      Daffy Duck vs. Bugs Bunny

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    The Madagascar pochard was actually thought to be extinct for 15 years until rediscovered in 2006 when just 22 birds were found at a remote lake. Their population crashed because rice cultivation and introduced fish destroyed their habitat. Conservation teams have been raising ducklings and creating artifical floating islands for them to nest safely. Pretty amazing comeack story for a species on the brink!

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    the mythical horse sized duck?

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