Stumpy the four-legged duckling is basking in the spotlight after being unveiled to the world. The bird, now just eight days old, has suffered a rare genetic mutation which has left it with two legs behind the two he runs about on. Stumpy would not survive in the wild, but owner Nicky Janaway, who runs the Warrawee Duck Farm in the New Forest, Hampshire, is making sure he will do the best he can.
"He's eating and surviving so far and he is running about with those extra legs acting like stabilisers," Mrs Janaway said.
"He's had so much attention he is having a power nap at the moment because he's exhausted but we will making sure he's OK and hopefully he will carry on and survive.
Mrs Janaway said she was gobsmacked when he turned Stumpy over to find out his sex and was confronted by all those legs.
"It was absolutely bizarre. I was thinking `he's got too many legs' and I kept counting `1,2,3,4'."
2007-02-17 11:23:03 · 10 answers · asked by raybbies 5 in Pets ➔ Birds
He's not the first 4 legged duck and probably won't be the last. There was one when I was a young boy of 10 and that was over 50 years ago. The duck was alive and doing well in a freak show at the circus. Their were 2 headed snakes and all kind of weird things including a 6 fingered man. Nature has it's own little ways.
2007-02-17 11:34:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why not - there have been 4 legged chickens - 2 headed babies - 2 legged dogs - 2 headed tortoise.
Nature has flaws too.
2007-02-17 19:28:37 · answer #2 · answered by Froggy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By all accounts this is a true story.How it will go on swimming i don't know.
2007-02-18 07:06:24 · answer #3 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-02-18 20:17:36 · answer #4 · answered by etty15 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard that before
2007-02-17 19:31:21 · answer #5 · answered by ♥LuV my preppyness♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is true
2007-02-17 19:26:12 · answer #6 · answered by Buffy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, DUHHH its true! there are 2 headed 'gators ain't there?
2007-02-17 19:31:09 · answer #7 · answered by ****** * 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yupp
2007-02-17 21:18:58 · answer #8 · answered by yo_dede_13 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah it is true
2007-02-17 19:27:16 · answer #9 · answered by styce 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So it's true!!! I knew it!!!It's true it's true!!!
2007-02-17 19:29:28 · answer #10 · answered by christian s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋