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An ugly duckling has made waves on a farm - when he was born with four legs.
A rare mutation has left eight-day-old Stumpy with two extra legs behind the two he moves around on.
Owner Nicky Janaway, of Warrawee Duck Farm in the New Forest, Hampshire, said she was gobsmacked when she turned Stumpy over to check his sex.
"It was absolutely bizarre. I was thinking 'he's got too many legs' and I kept counting: One, two, three, four,'" she said.
Mrs Janaway said the animal would not survive in the wild.
A rare mutation has left eight-day-old Stumpy with two extra legs behind the two he moves around on.
Owner Nicky Janaway, of Warrawee Duck Farm in the New Forest, Hampshire, said she was gobsmacked when she turned Stumpy over to check his sex.
"It was absolutely bizarre. I was thinking 'he's got too many legs' and I kept counting: One, two, three, four,'" she said.
Mrs Janaway said the animal would not survive in the wild.
Reminds me of the old joke:
Visitor: What does a 4 legged duck taste like?
Farmer: No idea. Haven't managed to catch one of the buggers yet!
