{"id":10528,"date":"2024-03-18T16:08:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T21:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safariwest.com\/?p=10528"},"modified":"2024-03-18T16:08:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T21:08:03","slug":"the-incredible-story-of-the-laysan-duck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safariwest.com\/2024\/03\/the-incredible-story-of-the-laysan-duck\/","title":{"rendered":"The Incredible Story of the Laysan Duck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People usually come to Safari West to see the showstoppers\u2014giraffes, rhinos, cheetahs, or zebras. While these are all incredible animals, one lesson we try to teach on our tours is that the size and charisma of an animal is not always matched with the depth of that animal\u2019s story. 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