Ducks can get aggressive
Who says journalism is dumbing down?
Dr Mumbo’s was pleased Fairfax’s Sydney Morning Herald was on hand yesterday to bring us some of the details, sort of, of a girl of undisclosed age who was mercilessly savaged by a family pet.
However the pet in question wasn’t a pit bull terrier or rottweiller, but a duck.
Of course details are important in journalism, which is what makes this such a ripper yarn.
A pet duck has bitten a girl in Hurstville in Sydney’s south.
The girl is understood to be the owner of the duck.
Paramedics treated the child for the bite at her residence about 5pm on Wednesday.
It is understood that the victim has not been transferred to hospital.
It is unclear what species of duck committed the act.
However, ducks can get aggressive during mating season.
Dr Mumbo is relieved to hear the girl didn’t have to be hospitalised, he worries Fairfax may have left itself open to another law suit from the ducks in the picture given the perpetrator hasn’t been identified.
For anyone thinking of venturing out to the lake this weekend just remember, “ducks can get aggressive during mating season”.
as a 5 year old i was chased by an angry duck. Which is why i’m reduced to a quivering mess at the sight of Martin Sorrell
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Any one at U o fQ circa 91-94 may remember the Goose with the malformed beak. That’s what happen’s when the buggers attack in the dark….., or so I’m told.
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Duck season?
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Ha, thats nothing, we had a news story on the Sunday night news (7 i think) about a child who had been injured during a football match, we even had a reporter live from the (empty) sports field.
we werent informed if it was a serious injury and there has been no follow up, so i can only assume it was a rather nasty twisted ankle.
Thank goodness the news team were able to leap into the car and get the story in!
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Where is the follow-up of Top 5 Duck Attacks You Simply Won’t Believe Exist
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If a swan can break your arm what can a duck do? Give you a mild Chinese burn?
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hope a current affair or sunday night do a follow up,,,geez i hope people dont want to kill all ducks on sight now,,
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Eryk Bagshaw is wasted at the SMH. Could this be his Snowfall?
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How do you get down from an Elephant?
You don’t; you get down from a duck.
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The victim wasn’t admitted to hospital because her parents couldn’t pay the bill. I quack myself up sometimes. A bit of fluff reporting after reading some of Eric’s recent SMH stories.
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You’re all quackers.
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Tony Abbut speaking from Canberra has assured us he will “stop the ducks”
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For those who enjoyed the duck yarn, here’s another corker (or perhaps that should be porker), this time from the Canberra Times: http://www.canberratimes.com.a.....zzwcr.html
Pigs heads and eggings? Next they’ll be running stories about suburban toilet paperings.
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