Peabody Hotel is not just another luxury hotel in downtown Memphis in Tennessee, USA.
This one has a peculiar attraction ducks.
The ducks frolic in the waters the entire day.
At exactly 5 in the evening, the ducks are ceremoniously led back to their penthouse.
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In 1940, a Bellman by the name of Edward Pembroke volunteered to care for the ducks.
He served as the “Duckmaster” until his retirement in 1991.
The ducks, themselves, have been rotated over the years.
The ducks are raised by a local farmer and are returned to the farm when they retire.
The custom of keeping ducks in the lobby fountain may date back even further than the 1930s.
However, the Peabody itself claims the duck tradition to have started in 1933.
The Duck Palace cost approximately $200,000 to construct.
Source:Wikipedia,About
