Swan, paddleboat getting back together
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080326/capt.29b5a340de904608a4d1a1b0be655294.germany_lovesick_swan_fra128.jpg?x=80&y=130&q=85&sig=ETCkD05ym47HAjQMR2hxig--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="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 Ã,â€" shaped like an outsized white swan Ã,â€" 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)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080327/ap_on_fe_st/odd_germany_lovesick_swan)AP - Petra the swan has a new home and so does her beloved swan-shaped paddleboat. In 2006, Petra, a black swan, became so attached to the boat Ã,â€" shaped like an outsized white swan Ã,â€" that she refused to leave its side at a lake near a zoo in the German city of Muenster.</p><br clear="all"/>
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