Tiny ducklings make a big move

PORTLAND, Oregon (CNN) -- Nine frantic ducklings followed their mother across a busy road in downtown Portland Tuesday, watched over by concerned office workers and an animal control officer.

The mother duck had laid her eggs in an office building planter, but once her brood was born, it was time to move.

Ray Summers of CNN affiliate KOIN has more.

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