I know why there are only 600 New Zealand Blue Ducks left...
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:00 pm
Rare New Zealand Blue Duck (a boy) won't mate with female.. but does fancy male pal
It was love at first sight when Ben the rare duck took a gander at another bird.
But unfortunately for his owners, who want Ben to breed, his true love didn't quite fit the bill. It's another drake called Jerry.
Both have shunned a female called Cherry - who now swims sadly by herself at the other side of their pond.
And as they are the only New Zealand Blue Ducks in this country - and with only 600 left worldwide - staff at the the Wetlands Trust are pretty ducked-off. "Jerry and Ben just haven't stopped flirting," says spokeswoman Grace Rawnsley. "The fact they have turned out to be gay has played havoc with our breeding plans.