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   Hibou to All   
   Re: test --- Duck Landing on a Lake   
   23 Jul 25 17:12:23   
   
   XPost: alt.usage.english, rec.puzzles   
   From: vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid   
      
   Le 23/07/2025 à 08:42, J. J. Lodder a écrit :   
   > HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Duck Landing on a Lake   
   >> https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1945602812131344384/vid   
   avc1/720x722/FHO   
   > dcx2n9V8DfQxs.mp4   
   >   
   > This belly landing is not the way the ducks (and swans) I see do it.   
   > The ones I see water ski on their feet until all speed is lost,   
   > then they sink nearly straight down.   
   > I guess this is some other kind of bird,   
      
   Apparently it depends on the species of duck. Some think they're flying   
   boats, others that they're seaplanes.   
      
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