A special chicken-duck love affair is proving a major attraction to tourists at Hainan tropical bird park in the island province's Anding county, Nanguo Metropolis Daily reported.

Park staff said the rooster and female duck started dating months ago after the rooster "won her heart" by defeating a drake, with visitors going crazy with their cameras whenever the "couple" appear.

Local residents said they have never seen a rooster in love with a duck before.

(China Daily February 11, 2009)