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 š
“The crest is a mutation that, in its homozygous form, causes a lethal mutation of the skull ā 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…)
sarah says:
Charming š And I love that beautiful hair. (Not the duck’s, the long blonde curls.)
On July 1, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Claire says:
We went fishing there a few days ago and saw that very same duck!
On July 1, 2012 at 2:56 pm
tanita says:
Oh, lovely.
On July 3, 2012 at 11:13 am
sashwee says:
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.
On July 3, 2012 at 10:23 pm
Lena says:
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 š
On July 4, 2012 at 6:49 am
Melissa Wiley says:
“The crest is a mutation that, in its homozygous form, causes a lethal mutation of the skull ā 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…)
On July 4, 2012 at 6:53 am