The owner of two missing rare ducks in Lutz is hopeful for their safe return, and for the ducks' sake, maybe you can help reunite them with their female companions. Caitlin Whiteside keeps goats, chickens, even an emu at her farm in Hillsborough County but it's her prized mandarin ducks for whom she has a special love. “I mean they're just gorgeous, aren't they?” she says. “Everyone can appreciate them.” The colorful drakes, or male ducks, are often called the most beautiful birds in the world. Like humans, they are mostly monogamous and sometimes keep the same mate year after year. Caitlin bought two pairs about a year ago; Bruce and Wayne, the drakes; and Thelma and Louise, the hens. Two happy couples — until two weeks ago. “They were really bonded to each other as friends and really bonded to their mates, Thelma and Louise,” she says. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/rare-mandarin-ducks-missing-lutz/67-75913a85-5615-4977-a2a9-8676c2da9edd ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►X: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay