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BERLIN — Petra the swan and her beloved swan-shaped paddleboat will be reunited. In 2006, the black swan became so attached to the boat that she refused to leave its side at a lake in Muenster, Germany. So Petra and her paddleboat were taken to a nearby zoo.
Zoo officials finally parted bird and boat last week after Petra settled down with a real white swan and the boat was returned to the lake. But her new beau flew off Saturday. A zoo statement says Petra “appears to feel lonely” and is swimming around in an agitated state. The solution? On Friday, she will be taken back to the nearby lake and her faithful paddleboat.
