Memphis' Peabody hotel seeks help with famed ducks

[July 22, 2011]  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The Peabody hotel in Memphis is seeking an assistant "duckmaster" to help care for its five famed mallards.

The assistant would help head Duckmaster Jason Sensat feed and care for the ducks.

The new hire also would guide the four hens and one drake on their two daily walks from their penthouse suite to the marble fountain in the hotel lobby.

The walk, a tradition for 78 years, draws hundreds of spectators every day.

The new hire would also be a concierge when not helping with the ducks.

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