Dec 15, 2022 8:53 PM
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Panserclaw
"Stop it! He is your brother now and you love him."
beeskneesmees
Mother ducks will take orphans as their own. One of the few birds species that does.
thegoodowl
Giantmutantcrab
"Dis my baby now."
1doberman
Beautiful!
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pugcashingout
Moms will be moms, heros. Bring them some peas(fresh) next time
vicsfalseface
What's one more, I guess...
mechecat19423000
???
displacedgothamist
Its desperate little run ?
Eldibs
It's a good thing ducks can't count.
RVAALLDAY
I don’t even think that fuckin duck knows how many babies it has lmao one day it’s just like oh I guess these follow me around now, ok.
3PiecesOfBread
MrStickyCheeks
That's ducking adorable.
RetrogradeLlama
Awwwww
sanders227
So cute!??
LiloPleo
Momma duckies often crèche their babies with one or two guardians. Ducklings are mostly self sufficient so it’s no extra work for the duck.
Vilasenia
I was gonna say alot of ducks qhen in neighborhoods often share broods or swap out so hoenstly they dontt hink of it much lol probably
Quichita
She’s gonna be very confused when she gets home and counts her kiddos!
CarlottaVonSprockett
Ducks don’t have the best grasp of mathematics. “One, two, orange, bicycle, threevety-five. Yep, they’re all here.”
BlubberMelon
Brings a tear to my eye.
Farreg
Struggling single pond mama adopts child in need.
TheDentDad
Well!?!?
MainJane
ThisIsYourLifeNow
No, its a pond. It says right in the gif! Pay attention!
captainnewbi
I think it's common that ducks will easily adopt and take care of other chics even if they have zero of thier own
allenvasher3000
Thank you
mrsdowneyjr
They're great babysitters.
PoppinLochNessHopster
shut up lmao
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-female-duck-was-spotted-huge-brood-76-ducklings-180969757/
I was going more for "They sit on babies" hence the "shut up"
But don't they sit on babies too?
...what drugs are you on lol
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youarecherished
Hey my dogs name is Sprockett.... he kind of looks like this man a lil too......
Nice.
Etherealvalentine
Duckling same breed, size/age as the other ducklings? Check. Mama close to shore and waiting for the duckling? Check.
Justin31354
Are you implying something sir? Do you mean to tell me you think this was staged???
meskarune
1. Ducks have a breeding season. 2. They probably fed the ducks to bring them closer.
They do have a breeding season, true. They could probably do many things.
jhuckaby
Or, that was already its mom. They "borrowed" a duckling and gave it back for the internet points. And it worked, it made FP ?
homoneurotic
I thought that too. The "new" baby is the exact same size as the others....
TheGalacticLeprechaunwithtinynipples
I see the point, but many birds breed at the exact same time, so all ducklings that year would be the same size
DickFlanagan
Same species too by the looks - sus
treyryan3
And no other momma ducks and babies in that pond. Probably just got left behind and separated
jrabbitmusic
Ducks are so cool
mrupdown
Should we tell him about the corkscrew penis?
vampire49
LOL, you beat me to it!
ThrowAwayAcct0000
Its not like they have a choice about it!
Ximinipot
"Pond Mama". Whelp that's a new one.
darksideofthemoonmoon
I read it as Pound Mama, man was I confused
NotACanadian
I thought it said proud mama until you pointed it out
JimmyWalkerTexasRanger
Strange mamas lying in ponds collecting babies is every basis for a social system.
Smayds
Does she weigh the same as a pond mama?
lolface
I didn't vote for 'em.
DadeCrashOverrideMurphy
missingdodo
It might not be the Pond Mama you wanted, but it's the one you need.
Kyen155
Well, what are you waiting for then?
WynnCreek
Plot twist, thats actually his Mom and there's some Disney Pixar style shenanigans going on here.
VoltimusPrime
That's what I was thinking lol
theshinobi23
Only shenanigans needed would be for the person filming to have snatched it away from the mama specifically to make this video.
Alektrauniccountermeasures
It's the same size and markings as the others...
smokinghashalg
Internet has ruined me. Too coincidental... ooh I found a duckling in my back "pond" only to go round the corner to find the fam. Mhmm yup
baals
Rogerwilco1974
That's absolutely my first thought. I am a cynical SoN
TK421isAFK
Not really, it might have been a straggler and just a few feet behind the last duckling when the "hero" picked it up.
Also likely, though it's technically the same premise: the "hero" knew that was its mama and didn't have to bring a stranded baby from their
Backyard, all the way to the local pond (actual distance not specified: maybe miles, maybe connected) to find a surrogate mama.
whitewater0034
I am sure no one would do that for instagram whoring, not in this day and age!!
GNiko
"Well it does look like one of mine, and I'm terrible with math, so I'll take it."
iloveyouasaperson
Ducklings imprint pretty soon after hatching. I’m guessing this is one of hers to begin with
AllAnusMorissette
Christonabike101
Mallard is short for math is really hard.
ironymus
this is a totally underrated comment
Lampmonster
Also we're not mammals so like minimal effort.
Crazyaussiecanadian
Exactly. No cost to Mumma duck, even if it's not one of hers, it increases the chances of hers surviving.
MoreAwesomerDan
Something wholesome from Florida, or around those parts, hooray!
House near that pond. Probably was one her ducklings. It just got left behind
polarbearbaby
I needed some good news today.
HonestBendersOrphanarium
From what I’ve observed the ducklings often get picked off one by one by predators so numbers wouldn’t really matter
Iputthebestinbestiality
Actually, that's why numbers matter. For mama ducks it's the more the merrier. They'd have to protect their little ones anyways, but that's
their only investment anyway. So, greater chance of her own progeny to survive. Not some sort of altruistic motive I'm afraid
SKLieren
A decoy duckling.
The3rdwheel
thanks for taking something humbling and adorable and turing it morbid .. let us all see nice things
ThatShiftyMonkey
Eh, that's nature. That's why they have the amount of babies they do. See the bright side, something gets a good meal.
FegNiwtons
Maybe even shared it with its own children
Pimparoo3
The animals that kill them need to eat too, it's part of the cycle. Nature is brutal and beautiful.
i know this. but we are just seeing a duckling finding a family.. not the brutal part of nature.. again let us enjoy nice things
Reality is the nicest thing of all. It is all the things, horrible, beautiful, tragic, joyous. At least if this is the ducks fate he made
Some friends and found a home along the way.
The real treasure was the friends we made before something bigger ate us for dinner.
Panserclaw
"Stop it! He is your brother now and you love him."
beeskneesmees
Mother ducks will take orphans as their own. One of the few birds species that does.
thegoodowl
Giantmutantcrab
"Dis my baby now."
1doberman
Beautiful!
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pugcashingout
Moms will be moms, heros. Bring them some peas(fresh) next time
vicsfalseface
What's one more, I guess...
mechecat19423000
???
displacedgothamist
Its desperate little run ?
Eldibs
It's a good thing ducks can't count.
RVAALLDAY
I don’t even think that fuckin duck knows how many babies it has lmao one day it’s just like oh I guess these follow me around now, ok.
3PiecesOfBread
MrStickyCheeks
That's ducking adorable.
RetrogradeLlama
Awwwww
sanders227
So cute!??
LiloPleo
Momma duckies often crèche their babies with one or two guardians. Ducklings are mostly self sufficient so it’s no extra work for the duck.
Vilasenia
I was gonna say alot of ducks qhen in neighborhoods often share broods or swap out so hoenstly they dontt hink of it much lol probably
Quichita
She’s gonna be very confused when she gets home and counts her kiddos!
CarlottaVonSprockett
Ducks don’t have the best grasp of mathematics. “One, two, orange, bicycle, threevety-five. Yep, they’re all here.”
BlubberMelon
Brings a tear to my eye.
Farreg
Struggling single pond mama adopts child in need.
TheDentDad
Well!?!?
MainJane
ThisIsYourLifeNow
No, its a pond. It says right in the gif! Pay attention!
MainJane
captainnewbi
I think it's common that ducks will easily adopt and take care of other chics even if they have zero of thier own
allenvasher3000
Thank you
mrsdowneyjr
They're great babysitters.
PoppinLochNessHopster
shut up lmao
mrsdowneyjr
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-female-duck-was-spotted-huge-brood-76-ducklings-180969757/
PoppinLochNessHopster
I was going more for "They sit on babies" hence the "shut up"
mrsdowneyjr
But don't they sit on babies too?
PoppinLochNessHopster
...what drugs are you on lol
CarlottaVonSprockett
youarecherished
Hey my dogs name is Sprockett.... he kind of looks like this man a lil too......
CarlottaVonSprockett
Nice.
Etherealvalentine
Duckling same breed, size/age as the other ducklings? Check. Mama close to shore and waiting for the duckling? Check.
Justin31354
Are you implying something sir? Do you mean to tell me you think this was staged???
meskarune
1. Ducks have a breeding season. 2. They probably fed the ducks to bring them closer.
Etherealvalentine
They do have a breeding season, true. They could probably do many things.
jhuckaby
Or, that was already its mom. They "borrowed" a duckling and gave it back for the internet points. And it worked, it made FP ?
homoneurotic
I thought that too. The "new" baby is the exact same size as the others....
TheGalacticLeprechaunwithtinynipples
I see the point, but many birds breed at the exact same time, so all ducklings that year would be the same size
DickFlanagan
Same species too by the looks - sus
treyryan3
And no other momma ducks and babies in that pond. Probably just got left behind and separated
jrabbitmusic
Ducks are so cool
mrupdown
Should we tell him about the corkscrew penis?
vampire49
LOL, you beat me to it!
ThrowAwayAcct0000
Its not like they have a choice about it!
Ximinipot
"Pond Mama". Whelp that's a new one.
darksideofthemoonmoon
I read it as Pound Mama, man was I confused
NotACanadian
I thought it said proud mama until you pointed it out
JimmyWalkerTexasRanger
Strange mamas lying in ponds collecting babies is every basis for a social system.
Smayds
Does she weigh the same as a pond mama?
lolface
I didn't vote for 'em.
DadeCrashOverrideMurphy
missingdodo
It might not be the Pond Mama you wanted, but it's the one you need.
Kyen155
Well, what are you waiting for then?
DadeCrashOverrideMurphy
WynnCreek
Plot twist, thats actually his Mom and there's some Disney Pixar style shenanigans going on here.
VoltimusPrime
That's what I was thinking lol
theshinobi23
Only shenanigans needed would be for the person filming to have snatched it away from the mama specifically to make this video.
Alektrauniccountermeasures
It's the same size and markings as the others...
smokinghashalg
Internet has ruined me. Too coincidental... ooh I found a duckling in my back "pond" only to go round the corner to find the fam. Mhmm yup
baals
Rogerwilco1974
That's absolutely my first thought. I am a cynical SoN
TK421isAFK
Not really, it might have been a straggler and just a few feet behind the last duckling when the "hero" picked it up.
theshinobi23
Also likely, though it's technically the same premise: the "hero" knew that was its mama and didn't have to bring a stranded baby from their
theshinobi23
Backyard, all the way to the local pond (actual distance not specified: maybe miles, maybe connected) to find a surrogate mama.
whitewater0034
I am sure no one would do that for instagram whoring, not in this day and age!!
theshinobi23
GNiko
"Well it does look like one of mine, and I'm terrible with math, so I'll take it."
iloveyouasaperson
Ducklings imprint pretty soon after hatching. I’m guessing this is one of hers to begin with
AllAnusMorissette
Christonabike101
Mallard is short for math is really hard.
ironymus
this is a totally underrated comment
Lampmonster
Also we're not mammals so like minimal effort.
Crazyaussiecanadian
Exactly. No cost to Mumma duck, even if it's not one of hers, it increases the chances of hers surviving.
MoreAwesomerDan
Something wholesome from Florida, or around those parts, hooray!
treyryan3
House near that pond. Probably was one her ducklings. It just got left behind
polarbearbaby
I needed some good news today.
HonestBendersOrphanarium
From what I’ve observed the ducklings often get picked off one by one by predators so numbers wouldn’t really matter
Iputthebestinbestiality
Actually, that's why numbers matter. For mama ducks it's the more the merrier. They'd have to protect their little ones anyways, but that's
Iputthebestinbestiality
their only investment anyway. So, greater chance of her own progeny to survive. Not some sort of altruistic motive I'm afraid
SKLieren
A decoy duckling.
The3rdwheel
thanks for taking something humbling and adorable and turing it morbid .. let us all see nice things
ThatShiftyMonkey
Eh, that's nature. That's why they have the amount of babies they do. See the bright side, something gets a good meal.
FegNiwtons
Maybe even shared it with its own children
Pimparoo3
The animals that kill them need to eat too, it's part of the cycle. Nature is brutal and beautiful.
The3rdwheel
i know this. but we are just seeing a duckling finding a family.. not the brutal part of nature.. again let us enjoy nice things
FegNiwtons
Reality is the nicest thing of all. It is all the things, horrible, beautiful, tragic, joyous. At least if this is the ducks fate he made
FegNiwtons
Some friends and found a home along the way.
CarlottaVonSprockett
The real treasure was the friends we made before something bigger ate us for dinner.