Malaysian Woman Hatches Balut Egg Out of Curiosity, Gets a Beautiful Duck
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By Bryan Ke
A Malaysian woman is winning the hearts of many netizens for hatching and raising a duckling from the balut she got around two years ago.
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The heartwarming story started around two years ago when Erica Lim bought a balut – a developing bird embryo dish that is a popular delicacy in many Southeast Asian countries like Cambodia, Thailand, and Philippines to name a few – out of impulse from a Vietnamese restaurant in Puchong, Malaysia, according to Bored Panda.
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Curious about what might happen, Lim decided to hatch the balut by putting the aborted egg inside a makeshift incubator she made from a styrofoam box and heated lamps.
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After two weeks of caring, the egg finally hatched.
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She immediately fell in love with the cute little duckling she named Daisy, but often calls it by her cutesy nickname, Bibit.
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Bibit grew up into a majestic duck that sometimes gets into trouble. According to Lim, Daisy is often up to no good especially when she is being oddly quiet.
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But despite her mischievous side, Daisy is pretty calm She likes to sit beside Lim when she’s reading books on the sofa.
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What makes Bibit unique, though, is her strange fondness of watching movies and television shows with her owner.
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There was even a time when Lim managed to sneak Bibit inside a local cinema for a movie date. Surprisingly, she behaved well and went unnoticed as they watched the movie.
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“Ducks make wonderful companions. My Bibit is charming and attentive. I hope more people realize how much fun it is to have a duck as a pet,” Lim said.
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Yes, they do make good companions and they also make eggs. Lim now has an unlimited supply of eggs and said that Bibit lays an egg once every 25 hours.
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