While walking into town to return a DVD on Saturday, I encountered a group of seagulls milling around outside Tesco. No doubt they were up to no good.
As I walked past them, most of them either hopped away or flew off. One, however, remained. On closer inspection, it turned out to be the weirdest seagull I have ever seen in my life.
Now, correct me if I’m wrong, but the creature on the left there has the body, bill and feet of a duck. And yet it has the markings of a seagull. And it was hanging around with seagulls outside Tesco.
I should point out that I don’t live in Venice. The area outside Tesco is not a canal. It is a road. Not the location best suited for spotting ducks.
So what is it? A strangely-marked duck? A misshapen seagull? Or a cross between the two? Is such a pairing even possible? Have I discovered a previously unseen species of gull-duck hybrid? Perhaps I will never know.
For a closer look at this odd chimera, click on the photograph.
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February 1, 2011 at 9:48 am
Hi There!
It would be awesome to discover a new species,while just bringing back some rented DVD’s. Well it might be possible,because there are so many species living on our wonderful planet,with many species still left to be discovered (most of these are insects,or creatures brought up from the depths of our ocean.
Birds,however are rarely new to science,and sorry to say this is a domesticated version of the Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata).
The wild version is black and looks very different from the ones kept in aviaries.
Actually,we have like 5 of those ducks,raised at a barnyard near our house. When they started to learn how to fly,they came across our yard,and terrorized the place,leaving their poo everywhere haha.
But they were still tame enough to touch them
Hope this answer helps,if u want to know more you can of course type the name in at Google or visit http://www.wikipedia.nl
Greetings, Patrick