German Shepherd becomes surrogate dad to abandoned ducklings

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A broody dog has taken a clutch of abandoned ducklings under his wing and become their 'very protective' surrogate dad.  German Shepherd Ben was once BFF with an adult duck, which flew away one day, so he was keen make a good impression on the newly hatched ducklings.  Ben, and the ducklings, bonded immediately and he loves watching over them as they sleep, eat, play or have a bath.  And he will even bark and chase off the family cat - if it gets too near to his little fluffy family.

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00:00 [BIRDS CHIRPING]

00:09 My name is Rippon.

00:11 Believe it or not, I've got a banana tree behind me.

00:14 And now, in Hackney, London, I've got bananas growing.

00:20 [WATER SPLASHING]

00:34 I noticed the bananas growing just over two months ago.

00:37 At first, they were tiny beads.

00:42 And then gradually, as time went on, they were getting

00:45 bigger and bigger and bigger.

00:47 Then I saw two huge banana hearts.

00:51 And then I realized this isn't normal.

00:53 We are talking about bananas growing in Hackney,

00:57 eastern London.

00:58 [BIRDS CHIRPING]

01:06 I've had the banana trees growing in my garden for over

01:09 10 years.

01:11 But first two years, it's more about stabilizing the tree.

01:16 And once it's stable, then you know you're there.

01:19 I didn't think that the banana tree will actually survive.

01:31 Because in winter, it shrinks so much, most of the tree

01:36 ends up rotting.

01:37 But for the last few years, it hasn't rotted.

01:40 And now, the way things are going, it's going to thrive.

01:44 Google searched about banana trees.

01:47 I couldn't find what kind of banana tree it is.

01:50 But I know that they're not plantains.

01:53 But I just have to see if there'll be edible bananas as

01:57 time goes on.

01:59 I spoke to my neighbors about this.

02:11 I spoke to my neighbors about the banana tree.

02:13 They're amazed by it.

02:15 In fact, one of the neighbors have said, guess what?

02:18 Another neighbor is growing avocados.

02:20 I've always enjoyed growing things in my garden.

02:32 I have greens.

02:33 I have rana bean.

02:34 I have two vines.

02:36 I've got rosemaries and so many vegetables.

02:40 Vegetables and fruit, to name it.

02:41 I've got a cherry tree as well, and an apple tree.

02:44 So yes, a variety.

02:47 So I will keep on experimenting to see where

02:49 things go.

02:49 But now, I think the focus has to be on the banana.

02:53 I think we'll be seeing more of tropical, as well as fruit

02:58 and veg, growing in London and in the UK.

03:01 [MUSIC PLAYING]

03:31 [BIRDS CHIRPING]

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