A woman has gone viral for showing of her “stage-5 clinger” pet—a duckling who has become incredibly attached to her.

Alissa Gore, 32, lives in Alabama with her husband and four children on a farm they have started running together. And on that farm, there was a duck: named Eleanor, who has formed an extremely strong bond to Gore.

“Ever since she was little, she would sit in the hood of my sweatshirt while I cooked dinner,” Gore told Newsweek. “Once she got too big, I started putting her in a baby carrier sometimes.

“All of our ducks enjoy a hug, but they don’t like to stay in our hugs for very long. Eleanor wants to be held for long periods of time,” she added.

A video to Gore’s TikTok account @alissagore on May 17, viewed close to 10 million times, proved just how clingy Eleanor can be, as Gore recorded herself trying to put the duckling down so she could run to the store.

In the clip, Gore holds the duckling like a baby, with its neck and beak tucked over her shoulder. And the second she tries to put Eleanor down—while apologizing for having to do so—the duckling starts kicking, flailing and making upset noises.

The battle of wills goes on, as, each time Eleanor gets upset, Gore puts her back into her nestling position. But once she tries to put her down again, Eleanor starts flailing and cheeping miserably, with Gore apologizing repeatedly.

“I’m sorry,” Gore tells Eleanor—and, by the end of the clip, the duckling remains in Gore’s arms, the trip to the store being put off until later.

She said: “She is a lovable, silly duck with such a big personality. We all love her so much and love learning about each of our animal’s personalities.

“Tidbit, our newest duck, has also gained some internet attention, because he likes to sit in my armpit,” Gore said, adding that her husband has “started calling me the animal whisperer.”

TikTok users loved the video of Eleanor, as one user wrote that she was commenting on the video “so you get paid and can get DoorDash instead of putting down that duck.”

“Get her a baby carrier and take her to the grocery store,” another posted, while one comment read: “Must not show this video to my wife. She wants ducks. She loves ducks. If she sees this and we get ducks I will blame you.”

And another viewer asked: “How do I get a snuggle duck?”

Gore said she has been told by “many people” that it is unusual for a duck to behave like this toward a human.

Ducklings, like other birds, can imprint on a human, perceiving them as their own species if they hatch without a mother duck present. However, it does not necessarily mean the ducklings will be particularly friendly to that human, according to the Wildlife Center of Virginia.

“It has been a blessing for me to see how many lives Eleanor and I have touched through our videos,” Gore said.

“If I could leave any impact in this world besides raising my children, it would be to make people smile and laugh. We need more of that.”

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