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Waddle you make of this? Mallard has 16 chicks.

The Royal Society for the Protection of birds (RSPB) says: “the normal clutch size for mallard is 12 eggs, laid at one to two day intervals.” Which makes the mother of this 16 strong brood paddling past our appartment yesterday something of a dynamic duck. I’ve heard the record is 21 – so she still [...]