We saw a puffy headed duck too. Do you know anything about it? We had several theories about that puff. My daughter thought it looked like a queen duck with a feather crown.
That’s a crested duck! The crest is a mutation that, in its homozygous form, causes a lethal mutation of the skull – but heterozygously just makes a crown of puffy feathers
“The crest is a mutation that, in its homozygous form, causes a lethal mutation of the skull – but heterozygously just makes a crown of puffy feathers.”
This just may be may favorite sentence EVER. (And I know where our next sciency rabbit trail will be taking us…)
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At 1:22 pm
sarah said:
Charming
And I love that beautiful hair. (Not the duck’s, the long blonde curls.)
At 2:56 pm
Claire said:
We went fishing there a few days ago and saw that very same duck!
At 11:13 am
tanita said:
Oh, lovely.
At 10:23 pm
sashwee said:
We saw a puffy headed duck too. Do you know anything about it? We had several theories about that puff. My daughter thought it looked like a queen duck with a feather crown.
At 6:49 am
Lena said:
That’s a crested duck! The crest is a mutation that, in its homozygous form, causes a lethal mutation of the skull – but heterozygously just makes a crown of puffy feathers
At 6:53 am
Melissa Wiley said:
“The crest is a mutation that, in its homozygous form, causes a lethal mutation of the skull – but heterozygously just makes a crown of puffy feathers.”
This just may be may favorite sentence EVER. (And I know where our next sciency rabbit trail will be taking us…)