2 Boys Helped Rescue a Group of Ducklings, and People Are Loving It

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April 17, 2019Trending
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2 Boys Helped Rescue a Group of Ducklings, and People Are Loving It
A mother duck followed by her ducklings on April 16, 2018. (Frank Rumpenhorst/AFP/Getty Images)

Take a deep breath. Let it out. Look at these nice young men who helped rescue eight ducklings from a sewer in Savannah, Georgia. See? The world is good after all.

According to the Savannah Police Department, an officer was sent out to investigate a complaint about an animal in distress on Tuesday night, April 16.

When they arrived at the scene, these two friends of nature, Derrick and Noah, were already there trying to free a group of ducklings from a storm drain.

Posted by Savannah Police Department on Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Together, the three of them managed to get all of the ducks to safety, and they are now recovering at a wildlife preserve.

The Savannah Police Department posted a little thank-you on their Facebook page, and people are loving it.

Last night one of our officers was dispatched to an animal complaint on Wheaton Street. There were about eight baby…

Posted by Savannah Police Department on Tuesday, April 16, 2019

“That’s so awesome! Little boys helping nature!” someone wrote. “Way to go Derrick and Noah!”

CNN has reached out to the Savannah Police Department for comment.

Posted by Savannah Police Department on Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Oh, and here’s an interesting fact about ducks: According to the Oxford Dictionary, a group of ducks on land is called a “safe.” How very fitting.

Drivers Drop Everything to Help Ducks on Busy Highway

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Random acts of kindness aren’t limited to just nice deeds done between people as these drivers demonstrate.

A brood of tiny ducklings were dangerously attempting to cross a busy highway when passing-by drivers noticed and immediately jumped out of their cars to help.

Despite the situation also being dangerous for the drivers themselves, they selflessly did everything they could to help these ducklings safely cross the road.

NTD News reporter Melina Chan contributed to this report.

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