jemima puddle duck is a rabbit duck.
what kind of duck is jemima puddle duck?
rabbit
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by the time beatrix potter's 1908 "the tale of jemima puddle-duck"—about an aylesbury duck although set in cumbria—caused renewed interest in the breed, the aylesbury duck was in steep decline. the duckers of buckinghamshire had generally failed to introduce technological improvements such as the incubator, and inbreeding had dangerously weakened the breed. meanwhile, the cost of duck food had risen fourfold over the 19th century, and from 1873 onwards competition from pekin and pekin cross ducks was undercutting aylesbury ducks at the marketplace.
aylesbury duck
potter worked on sketches for "jemima puddle-duck" during the winter of 1907 while recuperating from respiratory infections. she accompanied her parents on a holiday to sidmouth in april 1908, and continued to work on "jemima puddle-duck". potter's cousin caroline hutton clark was at hill top during the composition of "jemima puddle-duck" and joined potter as she searched the farmstead for a suitable place in which to situate jemima's nest for the illustrations. kep was a real dog, and mrs. clark was given one of kep's sons. she later described the puppy as "the dearest and cleverest dog i ever had."
the tale of jemima puddle-duck