Adorable Annual ‘Duck Parade’ Goes Viral Once Again

If there is one thing that everyone can agree on, it's that baby animals are absolutely adorable and can melt any heart. Kittens, dogs, fawns, ducklings. Ducklings especially rank highly on the cuteness scale for me because they swim and walk in a line, and they're all huddle up together.

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A perfect example of this can be seen at Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility and Rehabilitation. While I hear you questioning what a rehab center has to do with baby ducks, seeing its annual Duck Parade brings about even more questions. Namely, why does a flock of wild ducklings waddle through the facility every year?

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Maple Lawn's Annual 'Duck Day'

It is common for ducks to return to the same area each year to breed and make their nests. For this one particular duck, that area has been the courtyard of Maple Lawn for several years now. The only problem is that this courtyard is isolated from food and water sources, so once the eggs hatch, the ducks have to make an intrepid journey out of the courtyard.

The only way out of the courtyard is through the facility itself, so each year, the workers assist the momma duck and her ducklings through the facility and out the front yard. Not only does it save the ducklings' lives, but it is a hit on social media.

Last year's duck walk got nearly 3 million views on Facebook. While some people believe it's cruel to do this to the ducks, it is essential to their survival, and all ducks are safe and reunited by the end.

Here's to next year's duck walk!