Black swan 'Petra' welcomes her 'partner', a swan-shaped pedal boat at a small lake at the Zoo in Muenster, western Germany, in this Friday March 9, 2007 file photo. A long love story is over at a German zoo: Petra the swan and her swan-shaped paddleboat are parting ways. Petra, a black swan, became a minor celebrity in 2006 when she became so attached to the boat which is shaped like an oversized white swan that she refused to leave its side. Officials in the western city of Muenster decided to let her stay with it over the winter, bringing both bird and boat into a city zoo. However, Petra met a live swan this winter. Zoo director Joerg Adler says she and her new mate a white swan are building a nest together. The boat is to be returned to its local owner on Thursday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein/file)
I’m guessing the swan just finally got tired of the “strong, silent type”...
Oh, what a swan song. ~sigh~
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Who the heck runs the FreePun ping list, anyway? Cute story, fun thread.
Good of Petra to spare the boat’s owner a public relations hassle on recovering his paddle boat for the tourist season.