Ducks
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Long Boi: Statue of missing York duck unveiled live on BBC Radio 1
www.bbc.co.uk Long Boi: Statue of missing York duck unveiled live on BBC Radio 1 - BBC NewsBBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show host Greg James unveils the statue of Long Boi at the University of York.
> A statue of a popular duck who went missing from the grounds of the University of York has been unveiled live on air during the Radio 1 Breakfast Show. > >Host Greg James, dressed in black and wearing a mourning veil, revealed the sculpture of the unusually tall duck, known as Long Boi, in Central Hall. > >Long Boi, a 28in (70cm) cross between a mallard and an Indian runner, was regularly featured on James’ show after gaining fame among students and is believed to have died last year after vanishing from the campus. > >Speaking on his breakfast show, broadcast live from the university on Thursday, James said: "It is one of my great sadnesses that I never met Long Boi, though I feel like I did." > >The statue was unveiled as part of a ceremony held at 09:00 BST, with hundreds of people watching on. > >After the unveiling, a "minute's quacking" was held by those in attendance. > >Ahead of the ceremony, James said he was "extending the invite" to the ceremony to "all the other ducks on campus".
- www.bbc.co.uk Long Boi: Statue memorial to University of York duck approved
City of York Council says the statue of Long Boi will add to the character of the university campus.
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Duck Wearing Bow-Tie Walks Into Pub, Drinks Pint, Fights Dog, Loses
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk Duck Wearing Bow-Tie Walks Into Pub, Drinks Pint, Fights DogDuck Wearing Bow-Tie Walks Into Pub, Drinks Pint, Fights Dog
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> > A bow-tie wearing duck has been injured in a drunken pub brawl with a local dog in Chulmleigh, Devon. > > > > The booze-loving bird, affectionately named Star, was enjoying a pint in The Old Courthouse Inn with his handler, Barrie Hayman, when Hayman's canine Meggie sparked a bar brawl. > > > > Star was left with injuries to his beak after the fight. > > > > "Star pushed his luck too far and Meggie snapped - splitting Star's bottom beak right down the middle," Hayman, 69, told the Cheddar Valley Gazette. > > > > "He gave her a stare, then promptly stood on her back. It was not pretty and not nice. We were so scared we would lose Star. > > > > ... > > > > Hayman has cared for Star ever since he was a chick, carrying him around in his pocket. Once the duckling grew up, he developed a taste for real ale and started following his owner to the pub. > > > > "He just won't leave me and so we go everywhere together," Hayman said. "I've not trained him to follow me. He just seems to like it and he is one fantastic duck. > > > > "He loves to come to the pub, where everyone loves him. He is such a personality and attracts so much attention."
