Extreme Animals Summer Camp: Wilson the Wood Duck

As Extreme Animals summer campers learn about animals that adapt and survive, they learned about wood ducks. Unlike other ducks, wood ducks nest in trees to survive.

Wilson, one of the Aquarium's wood duck pair, visited summer campers today. In their own words, campers  explain why meeting Wilson was their favorite activity.

"Encountering Wilson the wood duck because it was funny when he pooped on the floor. (He was stressed about getting his picture taken.)" -Kelsey
"My favorite activity today was meeting Wilson a wood duck because he is like a mallard." -Jessica
"My favorite activity was seeing Wilson the duck because he is intense." -Will
"My favorite thing today was Wilson the wood duck because I learned cool things like they molt their feathers." -Reagan

Just Ducky!

Meet the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher's new wood duck. Dubbed "Wilson" by the educators, this duck was raised by humans. Given to the aquarium, he is being trained by husbandry for use in educational and outreach programs. Here, Stefanie Misner, an educator at the Aquarium, is socializing with Wilson.