# Rapists loose in Central Park - Rapist DUCKS, that is! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 29, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapists-loose-in-central-park-rapist-ducks-that-is/185144 "2003-06-29T12:36:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapists-loose-in-central-park-rapist-ducks-that-is/185144/1 "2003-06-29T12:36:51Z")
> [@](#): > > **June 29, 2003** – A flock of web-footed fiends prowling the Central Park ponds has been responsible for creating an unusual new species of duck, scientists said during yesterday’s wildlife census. > > The mallard - a silent stalker that impregnates its victims during violent attacks - has chosen the American black duck as its favorite victim. > > The result is a cross-breed dubbed the black duck mallard. > > “The mallard is a raper,” said Sarah Elliott, an experienced bird-watcher. “They’re aggressive. They attack the female black ducks, and then they mate with them.” :o ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapists-loose-in-central-park-rapist-ducks-that-is/185144/2 "2003-06-29T12:40:05Z")
Opps, here’s the [link.](http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/2001.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapists-loose-in-central-park-rapist-ducks-that-is/185144/3 "2003-06-29T12:51:57Z")
Those mallards are a [bunch of bad eggs, all right.](http://martee.home.netcom.com/ttt.html) ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapists-loose-in-central-park-rapist-ducks-that-is/185144/4 "2003-06-29T12:53:36Z")
This is just the type of duckist slander that has made it tough to be a waterfowl these days. ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapists-loose-in-central-park-rapist-ducks-that-is/185144/5 "2003-06-29T13:21:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ice Wolf \* > \*\*Those mallards are a [bunch of bad eggs, all right.](http://martee.home.netcom.com/ttt.html) \*\* I just followed your link, and man, am I glad I requested a user name change. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapists-loose-in-central-park-rapist-ducks-that-is/185144/6 "2003-06-29T19:06:00Z")
I’ve been told I have a rapist wit. _DUCKS_ If they levy a fine against them, will they put it on their bill? I quack myself up sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapists-loose-in-central-park-rapist-ducks-that-is/185144/7 "2003-06-29T19:10:34Z")
Haven’t these ducks learned the very basics? “Quack MEANS quack”. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapists-loose-in-central-park-rapist-ducks-that-is/185144/8 "2003-06-29T19:19:06Z")
Who’s your Mallard?! Who’s your Mallard?! ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapists-loose-in-central-park-rapist-ducks-that-is/185144/9 "2003-06-29T19:30:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Boyo Jim \* > \*\*Haven’t these ducks learned the very basics? > > “Quack MEANS quack”. \*\* _giggle_ ---
**Author:** ![Doubting\_Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@Doubting\_Robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubting_Robert)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapists-loose-in-central-park-rapist-ducks-that-is/185144/10 "2003-06-29T20:48:18Z")
It’s kind of sad when something is reported as news - that is, as something new and out of the ordinary - which is in fact, a commonplace occurance. Mallards have been cross-breeding with American Black Ducks for many years. I have a 1983 bird book which mentions Mallard-American Black Duck hybrids, and I’ll bet they were common long before that. I wonder what kind of background the “scientists” had who called the hybrids “new.” Maybe they were misquoted. (Mallards are not picky. Many of the parks around here (Dallas, Texas, area) have ponds inhabited by Mallards, large white domestic ducks, and many domestic-Mallard hybrids.) As for the mating habits, what looks like rape to us seems to be standard operating procedure for Mallard drakes. ---
**Author:** ![lightingtool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapists-loose-in-central-park-rapist-ducks-that-is/185144/11 "2003-06-29T20:48:28Z")
I can’t find the file anywhere, but I used to have a great clip from some comedian imitating Donald Duck having sex. First thing that popped into my head when I read this. Just hearing Donald saying “Who’s your daddy” will make anyone giggle. There once was a duck from the city Who found the black ducks so pretty The two got it on Out there in the pond While the city looked on with much pity (I’ll try to think of a better one later)