QUIRKY WORLD ... Ducking out of school to get to the nearest pond

USA: A mother duck has grown attached to a Michigan primary school’s courtyard, returning each year to lay her eggs and then walk the hallways with her ducklings — with the help of students and staff — to get to a nearby pond.

The duck named Vanessa has appeared at Village Elementary School in Hartland for the past 13 years, and her latest waddle through the school took place last week, the Livingston Daily Press & Argus of Howell reported.

The duck flies into the closed-off courtyard, and crawls under a specific shrub, digs out her nest and lays her eggs, then waits for them to hatch.