Sitting Duck

From AP reports

The headline:  Duck survives 2 days in hunter’s refrigerator

“Tallahassee, Fla. — Neither gunfire nor two days in a refrigerator could slay this duck.

“When the wife of the hunter who shot it opened the refrigerator, the duck lifted its head.

“The man’s wife ‘was going to check on the refrigerator because it hadn’t been working right and when she opened the door, it looked up at her,’ said Laina Whipple, a receptionist at Killearn Animal Hospital. ‘She freaked out and told the daughter to take it to the hospital right then and there.’

“The 1-pound female ring-neck ended up at Goose Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, where it has been treated for wounds to its wing and leg.

“Veterinarian David Hale said it has about a 75 percent chance of survival, but probably won’t ever be well enough to be returned to the wild.

“He said the duck, which has a low metabolism, could have survived in a big enough refrigerator if the door was opened and closed several times.”

"Sitting Duck" (2007)
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