Ducks Working in a Vineyard in South Africa南非葡萄園里的“鴨鴨護衛”

If you don’t think ducks can work in the vineyard， visit South Africa and see for yourself.

A vineyard in Cape Town， South Africa is home to about 1，600 Indian runner ducks. The ducks start work at 10：00 am. They walk around the vineyard and eat pests. Their workday ends at 4：00 pm. After work， they go for a swim in a pool and later go back to their pen. They sleep in the pen.

Indian runner ducks can’t fly， so they will not fly away. These ducks enjoy their job， and it’s a good life！ They can run fast and eat a lot. Duck eggs go to the vineyard’s restaurant. The ducks are good friends to many of the vineyard’s workers.

What a useful idea for controlling pests in the vineyard！ It’s good for grapes， ducks and the environment.

如果你認為鴨子不能在葡萄園里工作，那就去南非親眼看看吧。

南非開普敦的一個葡萄園里有大約1600只印度跑鴨。這些鴨子早上10點開始工作。它們在葡萄園里走來走去，找害蟲吃。它們的工作在下午4點結束。下班后，它們去池塘游會兒泳，然后回到它們居住的圍欄。它們睡在圍欄里。

印度跑鴨不會飛，所以它們不會飛走。這些鴨子喜歡它們的工作，這是一種美好的生活！它們跑得快，吃得多。鴨蛋被送到葡萄園的餐廳。這些鴨子是許多葡萄園工人的好朋友。

這真是一個控制葡萄園害蟲的好主意！它對葡萄、鴨子和環境都有好處。

Word Bank

vineyard n. 葡萄園

pest n. 害蟲

pen n. 圈；圍欄

environment n. 環境