Blorp Love a Duck

Visitors at Blijdorp Zoo, The Netherlands witnessed an amazing animal rescue. A poor duckling had fallen into a pool and was frantically flapping to get out. As mama duck watched helplessly from the sidelines, a pair of helpful hippos took an interest and helped their guest get the duck outta there.




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26 thoughts on “Blorp Love a Duck

  1. Kar November 9, 2017 / 3:01 pm

    Are those juvenile hippos? So sweet.

    Poor duckling, those guys probably had teeth the size of that duckling. So glad that they helped this little one.

    • Smartypants November 9, 2017 / 3:59 pm

      Or maybe pygmy hippos?

      I’m amazed at their dexterity – it’s like picking up a marshmallow with a forklift!

  2. Faye November 9, 2017 / 3:22 pm

    Blorp Boost. The Blorps were sweet. They could have accidentally snorfed duckie up a nostril!

    • Dana November 9, 2017 / 4:13 pm

      That would have resulted in quite a sneeze.

      • fkaWaldenPond November 9, 2017 / 6:20 pm

        and introduction to flight early!

        • JenDeyan November 10, 2017 / 7:24 am

          That made me giggle.

  3. Duckie ? November 9, 2017 / 3:24 pm

    Speechless from sweetness.

  4. Claire November 9, 2017 / 3:44 pm

    I love how quickly the little quacker ran back to mom once he was free.

    • birdlady26 November 9, 2017 / 4:12 pm

      ‘Cause he had to tell all the other ducklings about his grand adventure

    • ffleur2 November 9, 2017 / 4:13 pm

      Muuuuuum, muuuuuu, you won’t believe what happened! An, an, an, this giant lifted me and I was free!

      • debg November 9, 2017 / 9:42 pm

        Like Dennis Creevey falling into the lake at Hogwarts and getting lifted out by the giant squid.

  5. Gigi the cat lady November 9, 2017 / 4:51 pm

    Hippo gardian angel to the rescue!

    • JenDeyan November 10, 2017 / 7:24 am

      OMG! That’s so cute. Did you draw that?

  6. Murray C November 9, 2017 / 6:00 pm

    Very squee-worthy – so darling.

  7. Blakeney November 9, 2017 / 7:17 pm

    Iโ€™ve said it before and Iโ€™ll say it again: most animals are better human beings than most humans could ever hope to be. Needed to see some kindness today. Iโ€™ve felt a lot like that duckling these past few months. Only the hippos donโ€™t seem to care. ๐Ÿ™

    • allein ? November 9, 2017 / 7:32 pm

      • Blakeney November 9, 2017 / 7:38 pm

        Aw, thanks ๐Ÿ™‚

        • allein ? November 9, 2017 / 7:41 pm

          ๐Ÿ™‚

    • Murray C November 10, 2017 / 4:44 pm

      Hope things are on an upswing soon, Blakeney!

      • Blakeney November 10, 2017 / 8:16 pm

        They are better today – thanks for your kind wishes! ๐Ÿ™‚

  8. Birdcage November 9, 2017 / 7:48 pm

    Even when knowing that the video was going to have a good outcome, it still made me nervous!!!!

  9. JenDeyan November 10, 2017 / 7:27 am

    When I started reading the post, I thought Blijdorp was one of Mike’s made-up words.

    • allein ? November 10, 2017 / 8:39 am

      You are not the only one.

      • debg November 10, 2017 / 10:45 am

        No, you are not.

    • Smartypants November 10, 2017 / 3:32 pm

      Yes, it totally sounds natural that blorps would live in Blijdorp – perfect!

      • Faye November 11, 2017 / 3:11 am

        Are they Blijdorpblorps then?

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