Mandarin duck

[shadsdf]

Yeah, anyone who's watched all planet earth would have seen this, but it still cracked us up.

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We're having a huge wtf moment over how the things manage to fall that far unharmed (yes, it's just a small light thing landing on a cushioned surface, but still). Plus they look ridiculous when bouncing.

Comments

[kandi_panties]

That looks like fun

[growing_rose]

*laughs* Oh my gods, that was great. First thing I said was, "Ah, look at how cute they are! ...with their attempted suicides!"

[karinny]

Are these guys pretty closely related to american wood ducks?

[shadsdf]

The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata), or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized perching duck, closely related to the North American Wood Duck.

Wikipedia says yes!

[karinny]

yaaaaaay wiki, you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind! yay wiki!

*grin* thanks.

[laika_come_home]

I love the epic music.

[jlygrnmigt]

Yes. That made the bouncing and the pointless flapping of wing stubs all the more amusing :)

[jamesalesto]

They are so adorable. :3 You'd be surprised what sort of falls chicks can take and be ok. They have a much harder time reaching terminal velocity.