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A worker uses a special machine to force-feed ducks at Hudson Valley Foie Gras in Ferndale, New York. Migratory birds, including ducks, are capable of storing large amounts of fat in their liver. Forced overeating replicates the effect, producing the enlarged, fatty livers used for Foie Gras.

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A worker uses a special machine to force-feed ducks at Hudson Valley Foie Gras in Ferndale, New York. Migratory birds, including ducks, are capable of storing large amounts of fat in their liver. Forced overeating replicates the effect, producing the enlarged, fatty livers used for Foie Gras.