Moment mother duck and her ducklings traverse a waterfall in Romania as shocked onlookers gasp

Leap of faith: Heart-in-mouth moment tiny ducklings jump off a waterfall to keep up with their mother

  • The clip shows a mother and her ducklings traverse a waterfall in Romania
  • Shocked onlookers gasped as they saw young chicks descend under the water 
  • But there were cheers once they saw the ducklings had made it safely down 

This is the hair-raising moment a group of young ducklings bravely followed their mother down a dangerous looking waterfall. 

The heart-stopping clip, that shows the raft of 10 ducklings taking a literal leap of faith, was recorded near a small waterfall in Romania on June 24.

Onlookers shared shocked gasps as they saw the young chicks blindly follow their mother into the water. 

But, they reacted with cheers once they saw the ducklings make it safely down and return to their mother’s watchful gaze.

In the minute-long video, the group can be clearly seen peering over the edge of a waterfall in Romania.

Chirping with excitement, the ducklings quickly look around to see if there’s another route down in which they can regroup with their mother. 

They pause for approximately ten seconds as they prepare to make the biggest jump of their young lives.

The heart-stopping clip, that shows the raft of 10 ducklings taking a literal leap of faith, was recorded near a small waterfall in Romania

With mother now out of sight downstream, the tiny ducklings must make a leap of faith

With mother now out of sight downstream, the tiny ducklings must make a leap of faith

With no alternative in sight, the first pair of ducklings take the leap – as shocked onlookers gasped as they watched on.

With their brothers and sisters in tow, the others are compelled to jump and follow their siblings down. 

The tiny troopers are submerged for mere seconds before popping up safely and whizzing off to find mother, amid raucous cheers from the crowd.

Five of the more tentative chicks are left remaining atop the waterfall, as they scuttle around looking to find the safest place to jump.

The tiny troopers are submerged for mere seconds before popping up safely and whizzing off to find mother, amid raucous cheers from the crowd

The tiny troopers are submerged for mere seconds before popping up safely and whizzing off to find mother, amid raucous cheers from the crowd

The crowd clearly loved what they saw, as they started clapping and cheering once the mother's sizeable family all safely rejoined her

The crowd clearly loved what they saw, as they started clapping and cheering once the mother’s sizeable family all safely rejoined her

With a little encouragement from their mother, who briefly returned to the top of the waterfall, the remaining chicks decide to take the quickest route down by jumping directly into the flowing stream. 

The crowd clearly loved what they saw, as they started clapping and cheering once the mother’s sizeable family all safely rejoined her.

And those watching the video on YouTube also enjoyed the show, with several commenting on the ‘sweet’ and ‘cute’ clip.

Betty Forbes asked: ‘I don’t know which is cuter, the baby ducks or the enthusiastic kids!’ 

User LittleLulubee wrote: ‘So sweet how the mama went back to encourage the stragglers.’ 

William Breeze said: ‘Bravo. Glad the little ducks had some faith!’ 

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