The World Is Thirsty For Australia’s Sewage-Dwelling Goth Duck
If you think you've seen hot ducks, just wait.
Back in the distant past of yesteryear, the world went mad with love for a particularly good-looking duck that showed up in New York City. Op-eds were penned, with titles like “Everyone Loves The Hot Duck” and “Nature: Revel In The Extravagance Of The Mandarin Duck”. Benevolent hackers built open-source websites dedicated to the tracking the majestic duck’s presence. Put simply, the world was thirsty for the Mandarin Duck.
But that was 2018: today, a new duck is turning heads. Fresh from the sewage ponds at Werribee in Victoria, behold the tufted duck:
Is this not the coolest duck you've ever seen? 😎 We think he should be called Danny Zuko. The Victorian #birdwatching community have spotted a Tufted Duck at our #WesternTreatmentPlant & it's the first ever sighting in Australia! Have you been bird watching @ WTP? 📸 Steve Young pic.twitter.com/dQbscDFvSW
— Melbourne Water (@MelbourneWater) January 12, 2019
Let’s not mince words — this duck is a little goth legend. Sure, it’s not as colourful as New York’s Mandarin Duck, but it makes up for it in style. It’s also travelled a long way to grace Australia’s sewage ponds, given that it’s normally found in the northern hemisphere.
This is the first time it’s been spotted Down Under, which is an enormous deal in the birdwatching community. Look, it even has paparazzi:
Talking about that celebrity duck at Werribee again on @abcmelbourne in a few minutes. Photo is of the paparazzi scrum awaiting a photo opp with the ‘diva’ duck. pic.twitter.com/58t08PlR0l
— Sean Dooley (@Twitchathon) January 15, 2019
And, much like New York’s hot duck, Australia’s sewage-dwelling goth duck is quickly attracting an international fanbase. This morning, The Cut paid tribute with an article titled “Australia’s Hot Duck Is Goth And Lives In A Sewage Pond”, which lovingly described the bird’s “decidedly goth visage: black feathers, a black mohawk, and bright yellow eyes that say ‘danger'”. Slowly, Goth Duck’s influence is growing.
I don’t know about you, but I think it’s beautiful that in 2019 Australia will be represented internationally by a visiting goth duck that dwells in sewage. In this house, we stan goth duck.