University of York's tall duck Long Boi is missing

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University of York's tall duck Long Boi is missing
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The much-loved character on campus has not been seen since 22 April, according to students.

A tall duck living at the University of York Campus which became a social media sensation has not been seen for several weeks, the university confirmed.Long Boi had not been seen recently claiming the last sighting of the animal was on 22 April.

The mallard/Indian runner cross has amassed more than 56,000 followers on the Instagram social network.He first came to attention after a post on Reddit incorrectly described him as the "tallest mallard ever, at over 1m tall".His fame grew after he was mentioned on James Corden's US talk show and by Greg James on BBC Radio 1.

A University of York spokesperson said: "Long Boi is a much-loved character on campus and whilst we haven't seen him around over the past few weeks, we continue to keep a lookout for him and hope to see him again, safe and well, soon."

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