Swimming Chickens

"This is a feather-headed plan. It's just a myth anyway."

The pair turned their back and began gearing up.

Undeterred, the larger roo continued, "They're practically chimeras. Bird feathers and frog feet, and they run, fly, and swim? It's scientifically impossible, feathers don't float."

By this time, Hen Solo had already entered the water. She put the naysaying roos out of her head and focused on the expedition at hand: to locate and make first contact with the 'ducks'.

There had only been a few unconfirmed sightings of yellow-brown birds flying and swimming, and the majority of the feathered community believed that ducks were no more than a myth. There were many stories: apparently the ducks, although incredibly secretive, had been part of the wider community and had even been the reigning triathlon champions a long time ago. As if simply flying and swimming was not impressive enough, ducks were also rumoured to be experts in software development — supposedly, they were worshipped by software developers and had invented duck typing.

Considering that the few witnesses had all reported that the ducks vanished (possibly even by submerging in the water) very quickly upon realising they were being watched, it was crucial to avoid detection. It was for their yellow-brown and white colourations, thought to resemble duck colours, that Solo and ChewBocka had been nominated for this expedition. Armed with provisions in an unusually buoyant teapot, and equipped with gear that allowed them to float with ease and dive if necessary, it was hoped that the pair would be able to look like and swim like ducks, and with a bit of luck, get up close to an actual duck.