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[Tomato Assasin]

A four-legged duck is set to become a media star after overcoming its deformity.

Stumpy was born on February 7 at the Warrawee Duck Farm in the New Forest, Hampshire, to the great surprise of owner Nicky Janaway.

The rare deformity has left the bird with two legs behind the two he runs about on.

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If we ever lose our legs and energy come playoff time, we can always do as this one does and grow a couple of extra legs or we could just sign the other stumpy again

[Dark Knight]

I know I posted this before with a picture of the duck . The search engine is being goofy, so I'll rest my bots and let DTP's do the work...

[BritDuck]

I remember that picture. I definitely remember thinking 'awww... a four-legged duck!'

[DropThePuck]

I know I posted this before with a picture of the duck . The search engine is being goofy, so I'll rest my bots and let DTP's do the work...

Geez ... did you ever think that you have to be nice to the search engine instead of calling it names??

My bots tracked your stumpy duck photo down in this thread.

[MrsBevo]

I find it odd that they call a duck with extra legs stumpy. Shouldn't that be a nickname for a duck missing a leg? Either way, one of the best ducks we ever had in the playoffs was Stumpy, so I consider this good luck.

[Dark Knight]

Geez ... did you ever think that you have to be nice to the search engine instead of calling it names??

Thanks "Goofy" was a kind word... was more like it...

[DropThePuck]

Geez ... did you ever think that you have to be nice to the search engine instead of calling it names??

Thanks "Goofy" was a kind word... was more like it...

Oh now that's gonna win you a lot of search hits with the engine.

And my bots reply that you're quite welcome ... although now they're quite leery of your arm's reach.

[BritDuck]

Here's another pic, in case anyone missed it the first time, and the yahoo link is no longer working.

[Loz]

Awwwww it looks cute and weird.

[DropThePuck]

Update on Stumpy!

Stumpy, a three-legged duck, is photographed from below standing on a plate of glass at Warrawee Duck Farm near Southampton in southern England April 17, 2007. Stumpy was born with four legs, but now only has three after one of his spare legs was amputated after he caught it in a fence.

(REUTERS/Luke MacGregor)

[BritDuck]

Hey - Stumpy lives by me!! I never realised that.

[DropThePuck]

And he lives on with only two legs ...

But now the 14-month-old drake has become a regular two-legged duck after his third leg turned black and fell off.

The only remaining clues to his former condition are two small stumps.

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And is making a contribution to human DNA research!

Researchers hope tests on Stumpy could unveil secrets about genetic mutations in humans.

Stumpy was born at the Warrawee Duck Farm, in the New Forest, Hampshire, in 2007 with four legs, with the extra two tucked behind the two he walks on.

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Stumpy.

What an eerily accurate nickname now.

[Frozen208]

When I first saw this thread I read it as "Four-legged duck stomps owner" and was like, wow that is pretty sad to be stomped on by a four-legged duck.