Posted on 03/28/2008 8:40:20 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
MUENSTER, Germany - Petra the black swan has been reunited with her beloved swan-shaped paddleboat after a failed romance with a real bird.
Officials at a Muenster zoo where Petra has been spending the winter took her to a nearby lake Friday and released her next to the paddleboat — shaped like a giant white swan.
Petra became so attached to the boat back in 2006 that she refused to leave its side. When winter came around, she and the boat were taken into the zoo.
In recent months, Petra had struck up a relationship with a real white swan. However, he abandoned her last weekend — and officials decided to reunite her with the boat, which was returned to its owner only last week.
Zoo director Joerg Adler said it was too early to tell whether Petra will stay with the boat this time.
Petra, a black swan, swims next to a boat shaped like an outsized white swan after she was taken back to the Aasee in Muenster, Germany, Friday, March 28, 2008. In 2006, Petra, became so attached to the boat that she refused to leave its side. Officials at a zoo in Muenster finally parted bird and boat last week after Petra settled down with a real white swan. But the romance was short-lived. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Black swan 'Petra' welcomes her 'partner', a swan-shaped pedal boat at a small lake at the Zoo in Muenster, western Germany, in this March 9, 2007 file photo. Petra the swan didn't get far without her beloved swan-shaped paddleboat. In 2006, Petra, a black swan, became so attached to the boat — shaped like an outsized white swan — that she refused to leave its side. Officials at a zoo in the German city of Muenster finally parted bird and boat last week after Petra settled down with a real white swan. But the romance was short-lived. The zoo says that, on Saturday, her new beau flew off and sought out the company of its other black swans. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Swan, swan-shaped boat to part ways ^
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03/18/2008 11:44:44 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 15 replies · 235+ views
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BERLIN - 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
I don't know whether "a sinking feeling" or "this relationship is going down" or "we're going in circles" would be the best pun...
Cheers!
Size does matter
ping
Mark
And won't back-seat migrate!
Mark
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