He Likes 'em Big, Apparently
Here's a heartwarmer:
Lovesick swan falls in love with swan paddle boat
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.
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."
That Muenster must be a heck of a romantic place. First the cheese and now this. Actually, I have a good friend from Muenster, but I don't think her love life was ever quite this extravagant. She married an engineer named Stefan.
Nice guy and all, but, you know...same species, regular size, etc.