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Zoo keepers allowed swan fantasy to run its course { March 18 2008 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20080318-1025-odd-germany-lovesickswan.html http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20080318-1025-odd-germany-lovesickswan.html An odd pair parts: Petra the swan to be separated from swan-shaped boat ASSOCIATED PRESS 10:25 a.m. March 18, 2008 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 mate – a white swan – are building a nest together. The boat is to be returned to its local owner on Thursday.

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