男子竟当上“鸭妈妈”
<p>有些动物天生就有一种特性，对它们出生时第一眼看见的东西会留有永恒深刻的印象。</p><p>日前一名男子意外成为13只小鸭的妈妈，因为他是这些小鸭破壳而出时看到的第一个移动的东西。</p><p>这群小鸭的妈妈在它们孵化出来前就已经被杀死了，为了拯救小鸭，这位名叫瑞克的男子带走了13颗蛋，并把它们放进孵化器。</p><p>当小鸭们被孵化出来时，它们立刻把瑞克认作自己的妈妈，瑞克走到哪，它们就跟到哪。</p><p>在接下来几个星期，瑞克可有的忙活了，他不光要打扫鸭羽毛，还要照顾小鸭子们，这也给了他一个庆祝母亲节的新理由。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="accidentally">accidentally</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="to">to</span> 13 <span word="ducklings">ducklings</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="hatched">hatched</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="saw">saw</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="imprinting">imprinting</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attachment">attachment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ducklings">ducklings</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="ducklings">ducklings</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="hatched">hatched</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="ducks">ducks</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13 <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incubator">incubator</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="hatched">hatched</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ducklings">ducklings</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Rick">Rick</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="attached">attached</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="evidenced">evidenced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="viral">viral</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 128,000 <span word="views">views</span>.</p><p>"<span word="She">She</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="back">back</span>," <span word="Rick">Rick</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ducklings">ducklings</span>' <span word="mother">mother</span>. "<span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 30-<span word="second">second</span> <span word="clip">clip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ducklings">ducklings</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="Rick">Rick</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="uploaded">uploaded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="YouTube">YouTube</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="Matthew">Matthew</span> <span word="Sargent">Sargent</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Reddit">Reddit</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Sargent">Sargent</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="Carlisle">Carlisle</span>.</p>
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