It survives because strangers give it time. It grows. It changes. It gets old. Eventually, it dies. Then something begins again. You can't save them forever. You can give them today.
LATEST ACTIVITYWaiting for the first stranger to notice.
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They were here.
For 0 days, they lived because people showed up.
Everything alive is temporary. Rest.
The pond rests for 24 hours before the next egg can begin.
They didn't fail. They lived.
Waiting for the first stranger to notice.
This Generation's Keepers
Ranked by care given · resets when this generation ends
Businesses that became part of this generation's story. Not banner ads · "This family received CARE from …"
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THIS LIFE
MOST CARE GIVEN
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FIRST FEEDER
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LAST FEEDER
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BIGGEST CARE EVER
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They Were Here
Every generation is remembered · even the ones nobody could save in time.
ABOUT
Why this exists
Keep the Duck Alive is a Project Null experiment: can strangers on the internet keep something alive · together, for no reason except that it's there and it needs them? Nobody owns a piece of the pond, no matter how much anyone gives · there's no equity, no stake, nothing to inherit. Every dollar buys CARE: 48 more hours of life for the pond, and nothing more.
Giving as a Pond Keeper gets you one additional, clearly-disclosed thing: a public listing in the Pond Keepers directory below, showing your business and how much you've given this generation, ranked alongside every other keeper. That's a real placement, not a hidden extra · it works exactly like the leaderboard itself, and the same rules apply whether it's a $1 gift or a $1,000 one.
The pond hatches, grows, and eventually dies · of neglect if nobody notices in time, or of old age at its 30-day ceiling even if everyone helps. Both endings are recorded honestly in the Memorial below. Nothing is hidden and nothing is rigged: the rules are the same for everyone, and they're all written down in the Laws of the Pond.
Everyone · person or business · can pick a reason for giving. That's it. Someone has to keep it alive. Today, that's whoever's reading this.
The Laws of the Pond
Life is temporary. Nobody owns the ducks. CARE gives time, not immortality.
New life comes from sustained collective care. The population has a natural maximum.
Age eventually wins, even when everyone helps. Death is not failure. Every generation is remembered.