Charley the Running Baby Duck

When it comes to cute little animals, it is difficult to top what a duckling brings to the table. They are cute, regardless of what they are doing, but when you see them waddling around and following closely behind you, they will have your heart almost immediately. As a matter of fact, when you see them following someone else in this video, they will steal your heart as well.

The little duckling in this video is following his human so closely, it sometimes appears as if he is going to run right under his feet. This is a common behavior for a duckling, because they imprint on the first thing that they see when they hatch. If you want a duckling to imprint on a human, make sure that they see a human first. They won’t recognize the face for a week or so, but they will continue to follow a human as if they were their mother.

Regardless of why this little duckling is following the man so closely, it is absolutely amazing to see. As the duckling gets older, he will continue to be bonded to this human, and the two of them will share that relationship for life.