This Tiny Duckling Crawled Up On Her Lap, And Then Did Something So Cute I MELTED!

One of my favorite ways to usher in the spring season is to sit down by the local pond and watch the mama ducks with their new babies. Little yellow fluff balls frolicking in the grass and waddling in a line behind Mom, ducklings are arguably some of the cutest babies in the animal kingdom.

The average duckling weighs only 36 grams and easily fits in the palm of your hand. So many times I have thought about what it would be like to have one of these cuties as a pet. But ducklings, like all babies, are a lot of work. And every mom knows how hard it can be to get a baby to nap. Sometimes no matter what you do, those eyes just keep popping open!

Well, the little guy in this video is no exception. At the :23 mark, I thought the little baby was going to get up and leave…but wait'll you see what he does instead. When this woman rests her sleepy duckling on her belly, she rubs his head and tries to shush him to sleep, but he isn't having it. Watching him desperately fight the urge to sleep is one of the cutest things I have ever seen!

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