[NatureNS] Question: Underwater Predation Of Ducklings

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Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:58:47 -0300
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Snapping turtle :)

On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca>wrote:

>  Hello All,
>
> My sister & her husband, who have a place on the Musquodoboit Harbour near
> to where it joins the Musquodoboit River, have seen, on several occasions,
> an unusual occurrence.
> A family of ducks will be swimming along (& the ducklings have been of
> varying ages, anywhere from quite young to fledgling, size-wise), when all
> of a sudden one would just disappear as if suddenly pulled under. It does
> not re-appear. The rest of the duck family skitter quickly away.
> They were wondering what would be the most likely type of animal that would
> and could do this. Seal, otter, some kind of fish, or bird?
>
> Thank you for your thoughts.
>
> Gayle MacLean
> Dartmouth
>
>
>

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<div>Hello All,</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>My sister &amp; her husband,=A0who have a place on the Musquodoboit Ha=
rbour near to where it joins the Musquodoboit River, have seen, on several =
occasions, an unusual occurrence.</div>
<div>A family of ducks will be swimming along (&amp; the ducklings=A0have b=
een=A0of varying ages, anywhere from quite young to=A0fledgling, size-wise)=
, when all of a sudden one would just disappear as if suddenly pulled under=
. It does not re-appear. The rest of the duck family skitter quickly away.<=
/div>


<div>They were wondering what would be the most likely type of animal that =
would and could do this. Seal, otter, some=A0kind of fish, or bird?</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Thank you for your thoughts.</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Gayle MacLean</div>
<div>Dartmouth</div>
<div>=A0</div></td></tr></tbody></table><br></blockquote></div><br>

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