‘Super Mom’ Heading South With 76 Baby Ducklings Following Behind Her

Jul 03, 2020 by apost team

Operating a daycare center can be difficult with workers finding it tough to keep up with the children. Surprisingly enough, humans aren't the only ones who have to worry about daycare. As it turns out, ducks are also animals that pass their younglings off to be cared for by others while they complete their daily tasks.

Back in 2018, nature photographer Brent Cizek took a video of this phenomenon at Lake Bemidji in northeastern Minnesota in which a duck mom seems to be caring for nearly 80 ducklings. 

In 2018, a wildlife photographer named Brent Cizek managed to run right into a duck daycare center. According to Smithsonian Magazine, the daycare is called a “crèche,” which is the French word for nursery. When Cizek found this duck mom with her group of ducklings, he could quickly see that it was a crèche since she had 76 ducklings that she was caring for!

"It's hard not to look at her and say OK, you know this is pretty unbelievable. Multiple people are saying, you know, 'Mom of the year,’” the photographer told Fox News in 2018.

That’s right — this poor mom had to keep up with 76 youngsters, trying to keep them in line and making sure that they were all safe. Can you imagine the responsibility that she felt as she tried to protect them? 

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Cizek caught the scene on video, filming it as she directed the babies to jump into the lake water with her. Thankfully, these were some well-behaved babies; they all stayed in line and did what they were told by the duck mom, never straying out of their assigned spot. It was remarkable to see the duck mom taking care of this large brood of babies and we certainly appreciate her determination as she struggles to keep them all safe.

Can you imagine trying to care for 76 children? The job would seem almost overwhelming! Thankfully, this duck seems to take the entire job in her stride and do whatever she has to so that they will be safe until their own mothers return home. We can only imagine how tired she must have been that night!

What do you think of this awesome babysitter? Let us know in the comments and be sure to pass this video along to your friends and family so they can enjoy the duck antics as well.