Photo: DPAThe perilous crossing of an Autobahn by a mother duck and her family on Wednesday ended messily for five chicks. Police had to shut down the Autobahn 3 outside Cologne for a half hour on Wednesday afternoon as a mother duck desperately looked for five of her chicks who had not made it across the road. The duck family had attempted the dangerous crossing at around 11:30 am, but five chicks were hit by a car and died, police report. Police had to shut down the motorway as they attempted to cajole the mother duck off the road. After a half hour she left the road of her own accord and went into a nearby green area.

Source: The Local August 25, 2017 12:22 UTC