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A duck was born with 4 legs! A mutation!

http://www.cbsnews.com/images/2007/02/18/imageLON80102171551.jpg

) Webbed feet run in Stumpy's family, but a rare mutation has left the eight-day-old duckling with two nearly full-sized legs behind the two he runs on.

Nicky Janaway, a duck farmer in New Forest, Hampshire, 95 miles southwest of London, unveiled the duckling to reporters on Saturday.

"It was absolutely bizarre. I was thinking 'he's got too many legs' and I kept counting 'one, two, three, four,'" Janaway said.

Stumpy would probably not survive in the wild, but Janaway, who runs the Warrawee Duck Farm in New Forest says he is doing well.

"He's eating and surviving so far and he is running about with those extra legs acting like stabilizers," Janaway said.

The mutation is rare, but cases have been recorded across the world. One duckling named Jake was born in Queensland, Australia, in 2002 with four legs but died soon after.

Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/18/ap/strange/mainD8NC43G80.shtml

Oh how cute! Poor thing.

Originally posted by Council#13
A duck was born with 4 legs! A mutation!

http://www.cbsnews.com/images/2007/02/18/imageLON80102171551.jpg

) Webbed feet run in Stumpy's family, but a rare mutation has left the eight-day-old duckling with two nearly full-sized legs behind the two he runs on.

Nicky Janaway, a duck farmer in New Forest, Hampshire, 95 miles southwest of London, unveiled the duckling to reporters on Saturday.

"It was absolutely bizarre. I was thinking 'he's got too many legs' and I kept counting 'one, two, three, four,'" Janaway said.

Stumpy would probably not survive in the wild, but Janaway, who runs the Warrawee Duck Farm in New Forest says he is doing well.

"He's eating and surviving so far and he is running about with those extra legs acting like stabilizers," Janaway said.

The mutation is rare, but cases have been recorded across the world. One duckling named Jake was born in Queensland, Australia, in 2002 with four legs but died soon after.

Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/18/ap/strange/mainD8NC43G80.shtml

Finally, a bird that wouldn't have any problems with the rule "four legs good, two legs bad."

Still, unfortunate, but these things happen in the animal world.

He's going to be a great swimmer, just watch.

Mutant Farm?

http://www.route40.net/images/two-headed-calf.jpg

That cow is probably super smart, huh.

My question is are the two extra legs functional?

cool man

Originally posted by Alliance
My question is are the two extra legs functional?

Sort of. It says in the article thing that the legs acted as stabilizers, so they do have some use.

What a sweet little thing.

I'd tap that.

Originally posted by Council#13
A duck was born with 4 legs! A mutation!

http://www.cbsnews.com/images/2007/02/18/imageLON80102171551.jpg

) Webbed feet run in Stumpy's family, but a rare mutation has left the eight-day-old duckling with two nearly full-sized legs behind the two he runs on.

Nicky Janaway, a duck farmer in New Forest, Hampshire, 95 miles southwest of London, unveiled the duckling to reporters on Saturday.

"It was absolutely bizarre. I was thinking 'he's got too many legs' and I kept counting 'one, two, three, four,'" Janaway said.

Stumpy would probably not survive in the wild, but Janaway, who runs the Warrawee Duck Farm in New Forest says he is doing well.

"He's eating and surviving so far and he is running about with those extra legs acting like stabilizers," Janaway said.

The mutation is rare, but cases have been recorded across the world. One duckling named Jake was born in Queensland, Australia, in 2002 with four legs but died soon after.

Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/18/ap/strange/mainD8NC43G80.shtml It's not a mutation, God did it.

Originally posted by lord xyz
It's not a mutation, God did it.

Exactly

Originally posted by Council#13
"It was absolutely bizarre. I was thinking 'he's got too many legs' and I kept counting 'one, two, three, four,'" Janaway said. I'm imagining a farmer like "Errr...a wun...........tooo.......uhhh ummm treeee.........forrrrrr.....uhhh...ummm...das nut rite..."