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Duck attacked by carp

(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-11-18 13:46

A duck received a nasty surpise when he went to feed in a lake full of Koi carp.

Hundreds of carp surround and repel a hungry duck in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. [Agencies]

The bird, clearly used to getting his own way when looking for dinner, headed confidently into the shoal of fish in Changsha, in China's Hunan Province

But the colourful carp took exception to the intruder and fought back, bunching together into a seething mass to assert their authority.

The duck quickly surrendered and fled the scene, doubtless still feeling peckish.