Giant Rubber Duck Bursts in Taiwan

Breaking! :-P via CNN

A giant yellow duck on display at Taiwan’s Keelung Port is finding little to be happy about this New Year’s Day.

The famed 18-meter inflatable art installation, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, burst and deflated on Tuesday, leaving locals shocked and disappointed.

Focus Taiwan speculates it might have been a (very hungry?) eagle

It is still unknown what caused the inflatable sculpture to burst, but a women at the scene told reporters she saw what looked like an eagle strike the Rubber Duck with its talons.

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