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The first ever photo I got with Rab, about 5 minutes after we picked him up from his previous owners
Rab
Rab, who I mentioned earlier on, came with us into the Phong Nha Caves. These are the biggest caves in the world, and the biggest of the group is supposedly so big that all of Manhattan could fit inside it, including skyscrapers etc.
We'd take Rab to bars and restaurants with us and he always became the centre of attention - He's a friendly duck. He'd sit on my shoulder for up to an hour without trying to escape, he just loves company.
Here he is pictured at Easy Tiger Bar in Phong Nha, on top of the musician's head
Of course if we're eating, Rab must eat too
On the way to Thai Hoa, we took another water break and so we thought we'd get a photo with Rab and the scenery
Managed to bag a couple of bikes, and a free duck. Rab became our travel partner for the next month, he went everywhere with us.
He loves himself!
We tried to pass Rab on to other travellers so he could continue his travels, but unfortunately no one wanted him!
We set him free in a lake in Hanoi on the 8th of August 2014. I really hope he's doin good!
This is when we were trying to set him free but he wouldn't go, he just kept following us. We eventually had to just get on our motorbikes and drive off, it was totally heartbreaking and a moment I'll remember for the rest of my life
Again, another photo of him just before his eventual release
And this is the last ever photo I got with Rab!
May he live long and thrive in his new home
Grooseland
Capt. Killjoy here: he imprinted on humans. He's going to follow people around and get run over if he follows as far as the street.
DabNaggit
Stop skipping leg day bro.
jaykangsta
You bastard. Why wouldn't you keep him? Domestication of wild animals make for very low survival rates when released. Fuck I'm sad
PrincessKickAss
Damn it, no animals are safe when you leave them in a 3rd world country! Good job duck killer.
paigeonator
I'm a hipster who can't get enough self gratification shots, also here's a duck.
plethora
I am way too emotionally invested in this duck's fate!
thingshappened
He clearly became a pet. And you op ditched him.
710cap
Found the Top Gear fan! I've always wanted to do this.
BonzuPipinpadaloxicopolis
Greatest episode.
aintthatsomething
Take him to Peking, he'll love it.
ADMIRALKITTENS
He's probably dead.
CandraAlbin4
That bro most certainly does lift.
ILIKETOTYPELIKETHIS
WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU LEAVE HIM. NO. NO YOU TAKE THAT DUCK WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO. AND YOU LOVE HIM. BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU. NO. JUST NO.
texaschicka85
I never thought of be sad about someone setting a duck free but here I am worrying that he's wondering what he did wrong for you to leave
NomDePlumage
I don't think ducks are troubled by their consciences.
TheFeralCat
I can't wait until the Pixar movie about this comes out in 2016.
NinjaGrizzlyBear
No, it's going to make me cry.
AnimaRytak
As someone who raised a duck from an egg, this makes me very disappointed. I blame Hollywood and too many releasing endings in movies.
HeyCasButt
Or you know...Customs and Borders.
mutantmilitia
Yeah... Letting go of a domesticated duck was probably not the best idea. But way to try, cute pictures.
suddenlyrelevant
Your duck is dead now, OP :'(
freethelibrarians
You abandoned this domesticated duck and left it to die. He will not survive on his own. Please be responsible when taking new pets!
SubzeroAK
You know someone has made soup out of him by now, right?
pgdave
Delicious, delicious soup.
ozbenzion
Rab still enjoys his life among humans
PoopholeAintALoophole
Serious question: Are ducks loyal pets? Do they identify with their keepers?
TheMootPoint
Only if you have performed the blood sacrifice ritual correctly
ihaveenoughofthisorgasm
timespacemotion
How did you manage to protect him from getting eaten? Serious question..
TisNagim
they didn't, they left a domesticated duck alone in vietnam, that there is someone's free dinner
HeyCasButt
Well that fact that he was a bonus gift with a bike purchase I'd say he was originally intended as food I'd say he made out pretty well.
lizabean
This almost made me as sad as that damn scene in the fox and the hound when she leaves him in the woods. This also makes me want a duck
teejereeve
The saddest moment in animated movie history...
pokegamer
the saddest moment in my favorite childhood movie
ThatOnePsychoDuck
I'm coming after you, you freaking ditched me.
almondsareimportant
You need more points.
RandomButFactuallyAccurateSnappleCapFacts
Fucking kill him rab.
newbyoes
mindcrack?
IfuckingloveWaffles
How does this only have 22 points?
xenadukem
I missed the early years. At 800 now.
odinsmama
955 now
odinsmama
955 now
naughtydismutase
WHY DIDN'T YOU KEEP HIM?
bitterimgurian
Because you can't bring live animals into the U.S.? It's that disease factor, yo.
BooBooKittyFudge
Yes you can, there are just a lot of rules and procedures, depending on the animal and where it came from.
ThatOnePsychoDuck
I don't care. I really don't. I just want to move on AND BEAT THOSE ASSHOLES! I'M FUCKING HUNGRY, BITCHES!
PinkDalek
Maybe some nice human will come by and feed you
NomDePlumage
Transporting a DUCK to the US would be crueller than leaving it on a lake.
naughtydismutase
True.
usernameschmoosernamelosername
Ok, people would be pissed if this were a cat or dog that you took in, domesticated, fed & then just abandoned...I'm just sayin...
TheToasterizle
people are pissed
justasomeone
well, i'm pissed
everythingwillbeokay
Agreed... I find the ending quite sad... How could they just abandon an animal they domesticated?!
Lenton
An animal they never asked for.
mmurrbles
What were they supposed to do? You can't just take it on a plane.
Gram2021
It was a fully grown duck by the time they got it. Although I wonder what the owner's intentions were by giving away "free ducks."
tikimiki
truthfully it was probably raised to be eaten. but that duck is definitely going to die at that park. the duck's fate is sealed
deepfriedsoylentgreen
That is pretty much a death sentence. A pet is a pet and should be properly cared for once domesticated.
Lenton
Duck seemed to be already domesticated. They took him as an adult.
deepfriedsoylentgreen
I get that, but it was a domesticated animal when they accepted responsibility for it. They knew that when they adopted it.
Lenton
Not sure if they had a choice though. What if the airline had a no duck rule? Do they drive from Vietnam?
deepfriedsoylentgreen
I don't know the details, but I've seen a lot of "cool pets" which get adopted as a novelty, then abandoned when it's no longer convenient.
wizardboy24
Or...he let him go at a lake where other people would feed him.
tikimiki
Or... he let him go at a lake where other people will take him and eat him. This is Vietnam, not Central Park NYC
wizardboy24
It's not like they had any other option. They tried to give it to people.
wizardboy24
Okay really. I was under the impression that this was a trip. It's not like they could bring it back with them. What else was he to do?
mimblewimble
Not get an animal that you know you are going to abandon later?
Justinicus
It was already being abandoned. The "previous owner" clearly didn't intend to take care of it.
nanifatcatwhosallergictoothercats
They could've set him free somewhere in a rural area where he could find easy food or join a duck gang. Not in the city!!!
wizardboy24
However in the city, at a pond like that, other people will feed him, especially since he's already domesticated.
nanifatcatwhosallergictoothercats
Sorry to burst your bubble, honey. It's Vietnam. He will be caught and eaten in the city. At least in the rural, he'll be happy for a while.
TheSonOfHades
Great, came for cute pictures of ducks, had my heart ripped to shreds...
Lugh314159
I was really... honestly... expecting this to turn into a recipe post.
dagudside
I'm stopping right at the 10th picture mark. Don't want to know what happens next. But dude, it seemed like such a happy story!
itinsistsuponitself
You made me think the duck dies at the end...way to go
jawsnnn
I remember I cried over having to leave a stone on the street I had kicked all the way home from school. Emotions are weird.
rooble
Haha awesome :')
Hexofin
Says thesonofhades. Be quiet Niko! (Reference time)
littledood
WHY COULDN'T THEY JUST KEEP IT AS A PET?! WHY DID THEY HAVE TO PUT ME THROUGH THIS EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER!?!??!?!
BoredCreep
They might have had better luck trying to import opium than importing a duck v.v
anglophilestymie
This. They probably couldn't bring him back to wherever they are from.
brennanandbooth
they could but it literally costs an arm and a leg
MyImaginationOnAFreeRun
A duck load amount of money
Myniggathatwasdeep
I want a duck. I got a duck
ProbablyNotMegatron
Username checks out
flylikeabeagle
my nigga, that was deep
HeyCasButt
I wanna duck so hard
ThatOnePsychoDuck
Hi i'm very lovable and social. Just don't ditch me like some other assholes.
Myniggathatwasdeep
I love my duck
HugeAckman
I love my duck.
potatosmesh
I left my duck cos I'm a little bitch who is too scared to smuggle it on a plane.
ProjectFreak
I love my duck.
CanadianEngineer
I abandoned my duck.. :(
mrssugar
I love my duck.
Pharya
I *left my duck
megaepicllama
I abandoned duck.
hideakikarate
Sadly he probably won't survive in the wild. Domestication doesn't help much. That, and it's Vietnam.
kungfuman
I did not, however, travel with a duck.
airandfingers
Yeah, at some point "releasing" an animal would better be described as "abandoning" it :/
usernameschmoosernamelosername
Yea & I think people would be pissed if this were a cat or a dog that they took in and fed and then just abandoned.
DirzBiopsist
Well I'm not exactly happy at this moment either!
AkaFrD
As a Vietnamese and from Hanoi, I seriously suggest people not to 'release' animals there. They will probably end up in some dishes :/.
ColoradoCattleCo
He probably paired perfectly with some broccoli raab. Yum.
scabab
dont you do this
UsePNGnotJPEG
http://img.pandawhale.com/post-35593-you-make-me-sad-gif-Monty-Pyth-VrmD.gif
DefinitelyNotSatan
These guys must be travelling because they didn't do so well in school. That duck has never lived in the wild. It doesn't even know how to
DefinitelyNotSatan
get food for itself. It won't last three days.
kungfuman
As someone who's traveled like OP he released him in a SUPER popular "lake" in Hanoi. It's a park pond, he'll get fed by passerbys.
tikimiki
or people will take him and eat him
fruust
He'll probably rather feed some passerby
blitherypoop
*passersby
WherePoetryComesToDie
Thank you. Your statement made me feel a lot better.
tomyironmane
He'll probably end up at the cafe down the street being fed TO passerby.
ColoradoCattleCo
Some poor family thanks you greatly for their easy dinner.
V0rpalSw0rd
I was looking for a comment along these lines. +1.
WillYouGoPenguinSleddingWithMe
He ded
neffstradamus
yap
Draevon
+1 for originality
HeyCasButt
+1 for irony
vesonator
Like so ded
FindYourChillMate
Like omg ded
Pencillin
His drakes and his goslings, are dead
ItsSneakyAdolf
Like so ded he can't even