Name: How a dead duck changed my life
Uploaded: 2013-04-01T13:21:26Z
Duration: 11 min 38 s
Description: One afternoon, Kees Moeliker got a research opportunity few ornithologists would wish for: A flying duck slammed into his glass office building, died, and then ... what happened next would change his life. [Note: Contains graphic images and descriptions of sexual behavior in animals.]

One afternoon, Kees Moeliker got a research opportunity few ornithologists would wish for: A flying duck slammed into his glass office building, died, and then ... what happened next would change his life. [Note: Contains graphic images and descriptions of sexual behavior in animals.]

Kees Moeliker: How a dead duck changed my life

How a dead duck changed my life

Discovering the first case of homosexual necrophilia in ducks, a scientist's unusual observation reveals nature's oddities.

Winning the Ig Nobel Prize, an accolade for research that first amuses then educates, highlights the importance of curious science.

Dead Duck Day, an annual event remembering a peculiar scientific observation, also advocates for bird-safe building designs.