Stumpy, the duck born with four legs,
has found love
Stumpy, the duck born with four legs, is only three quarters the
chap he used to be.
After catching one of his feet in chicken wire, he had to have the
entire limb amputated.
A feathered friend: Stumpy and
Alice
But the accident turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
The new streamlined three-legged Stumpy can waddle much faster than
before, enabling him to catch up with his lady friend Alice when he
is feeling amorous.
And their owner believes it will not be long before the couple have
a brood of ducklings to keep them on their toes.
Best feet forward: Stumpy as a
duckling
It is wonderful that Stumpy has found love, said Nicky Janaway,
who runs the Warrawee Duck Farm in the New Forest with her husband
Paul.
Stumpy, who arrived in February, owed his extra limbs to a rare
mutation. A similar duckling hatched in Australia five years ago
died soon afterwards.
Mrs Janaway added: "We expected Stumpy to die within weeks so we
cant believe he has survived into adulthood."
(source:
Daily Mail)
