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  • 7
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    Giant rubber ducky's not-so-lucky ending

    Vincent Yu / AP

    A worker stands on a deflated rubber duck created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor Wednesday, May 15. The 16.5-meter (54-foot)-tall inflatable rubber duck which attracted visitors to the harbor, has been deflated since Tuesday evening.

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    A deflated Rubber Duck by Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman floats on Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, with the island skyline looming at the background, May 14. The 16.5-meter-high inflatable sculpture, which made its first public appearance in the territory on May 2, will be shown at the Ocean Terminal for a month. The Rubber Duck was deflated after some of its parts broke.

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    Students watch as Rubber Duck by Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman floats near Ocean Terminal at Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour on May 2. The 16.5-meter-high inflatable sculpture, which made its first public appearance in the territory on Thursday, will be shown at the Ocean Terminal for a month.

    A six-story-tall duck is floating in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor to "bring a message of peace and harmony." NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

     From AP:  Hong Kong- A worker stands on a deflated rubber duck created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor Wednesday, May 15. The 16.5-meter (54-foot)-tall inflatable rubber duck which attracted visitors to the harbor, has been deflated since Tuesday evening.

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  • 8
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    Putting wandering ducks in a row

    A woman feeds ducks in the village of Pererov, central Belarus, on Jan. 8.

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  • 18
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    2012
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    Beep! Quack! Quack! Beep! Traffic slows to waddling pace as 5,000 ducks cross the road

    China Daily via Reuters

    Farmers herd a flock of ducks along a street towards a pond as residents drive next to them in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, China, on June 17, 2012. There were about 5,000 ducks, according to local media reports.

    A farmer in the Chinese city of Taizhou brought traffic to a halt as he took his flock of ducks on a walk to a nearby pond.

    According to the Daily Mail, farmer Hong didn't lose a single one of his 5,000 ducks during the three-quarters-of-a-mile journey.

    A farmer in China took 5,000 ducks out for a walk in China, bringing traffic to a standstill. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

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  • 31
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    2012
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    A man transports ducks on a motorcycle to a market in Nam Ha province, outside Hanoi in Vietnam on Thursday.

    Man carries dozens of ducks on his motorcycle in Vietnam

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  • 27
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    2011
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    Shipwright Christian Bohlin steers his vessel made to look like a duck across Stockholm harbor on May 26, 2011. The duck that contains two cots, kitchenette and a sauna in the bows is expected to sell for 40,000 euro ($58.000).

    Just ducky! Swedish boat looks just like a giant waterfowl

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