A mourning swan refused to leave the spot her lifelong made died due an accident. The grieving bird was blocking a high-speed railway line causing the cancel of at least 23 trains in Germany. Firefighters have eventually rescued the swan and took her to safety.
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According to German authorities, the two swan got lost near a train tunnel in Fuldatal, on the route from Kassel to Göttingen. Confused, one of the swans had flown too close to a power line and it had been electrocuted. The unfortunate event left the dead’s bird mate broken-hearted.
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The faithful swan refused to budge and she nestled near the train tracks to mourn her partner. Swans are among the few species that usually have a lifetime mate. When separated, these majestic birds will mourn their partners and they remain in that place for a long period of time.
An intercity railway route in western Germany ground to a halt for nearly an hour as a grieving swan refused to budge from the tracks
The swan squatted next to the rails in apparent mourning, close to where its partner is thought to have been electrocu… https://t.co/D774AGM7dA
— The Times (@thetimes) December 30, 2020
Bellow you can watch a heartwarming reunion between a swan couple!
h.t: The Guardian | The Times