@zane_lamprey: The lobby ducks at the Peabody Memphis started as a tipsy prank in 1933 and became one of the world’s most charming traditions. After returning from a hunter’s weekend, a bit inebriated, General Manager Frank Schutt and a friend released three live English call ducks into the lobby fountain, and guests fell in love instantly. Soon, five North American mallards replaced them, and by 1940, a circus-trained bellman, Edward Pembroke, taught them to waddle down a red carpet twice daily in what became the iconic Peabody Duck March. Today, these five mallards march from their heated rooftop ‘Duck Palace’, with its own fountain, grassy yard, and model of the hotel, into the lobby at 11 am, lounge in the fountain until 5 pm, and then head back home. Their gig lasts just three months before they return to the wild, keeping this quacktacular tradition fresh and wild. #PeabodyDucks #PeabodyHotel #PeabodyMemphis #DuckMarch #MemphisHistory #Memphis #MemphisTravel #HistoricHotels #BucketListTravel

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Sunday 31 August 2025 00:36:22 GMT