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The duck with the golden leg

7 January 2009

Duckblog

This is a duck I encountered on Malta as it waited on one leg on dry land… Read more…

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Comments: 0 Posted by: sidewaysstation Categories: Anomalies at large, Pictures Tags: ducks, legends, sleeping on one leg, Vietnam

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