Madagascan pochard lake. After hatching, the day-old chicks were taken to a holding facility in a local hotel. Reared in captivity, they hatched eighteen ducklings in April 2012 at the captive breeding centre in Antsohihy, bringing the total population to 60. In April 2013, the population reached 80. In Autumn 2017 the population reached 90, the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust are now ready to begin the reintroduction process at a suitable lake in Madagascar, Lake Sofia. Madagascan pochard The Madagascan pochard or Madagascar pochard ("Aythya innotata"; ) is an extremely rare diving duck of the genus
What a queer bird What a queer bird "What a queer bird" is a poem of unclear origin. It first can be found in print in 1922, rapidly disseminating across dozens of publications in the United States that year. "What a queer bird" is a poem, folk song, or essay that may be sung as a round. It first can be found in print in 1922, rapidly disseminating across dozens of publications in the United States that year, but its precise origin is unclear. The words are as follows: In 1922, multiple United States publications attributed the poem or essay to "a young Norwegian