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Name: Paul U.
Status: other
Age: 50s
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Date: Tuesday, May 07, 2002
Question:
Can duck's feet regenerate? What if a duck's foot is bitten partially off by a snapping turtle?

Replies:
No. But I have seen waterfowl with only one foot that manage to survive.

J. Elliott

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