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Lovesick swan falls in love with swan paddle boat

 


denggi
Now this is cute...and sad in a way. Guess its not only humans who fall in love with inanimate things.

Quote:
BERLIN (Reuters) - A swan has fallen in love with a plastic swan-shaped paddle boat on a pond in the German town of Muenster and has spent the past three weeks flirting with the vessel five times its size, a sailing instructor said Friday.

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Peter Overschmidt, who operates a sailing school and rents the two-seat paddle boat on the Aasee pond, said the black swan with a bright red beak has not left the white swan boat's side since it flew in one day in early May.

"It seems like he's fallen in love," said Overschmidt. "He protects it, sits next to it all the time and chases away any sail boats that get anywhere nearby. He thinks the boat is a strong and attractive swan."

Overschmidt said the swan will figure it out sooner or later but hopes he won't be too heartbroken.

"I'll wish him all the best and hope that he doesn't make the same mistake again," said Overschmidt."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060526/od_nm/germany_swan_dc
alkady
I read this article a while ago, I was laughing and wondering what got into the birds mind? By now I'm sure it should have realized the thing was fake and couldnt talk. I mean he must be heartbroken by now the poor thing.
cfackler
I can just picture tourists trying to ride in the swan and getting chased away by a real swan
dray101
Thats weird!

It would be so funny to see it for yourself. What does the swan do when people get in out of its 'mate'? and when they though bread and stuff out?

five times its size!!? Wink
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