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May 26, 2004

Swans Attacking Dogs

Here's a weird one from England, via Yahoo:


Dog owners in a town in central England were urged to beware of killer swans after two of their canine friends were drowned by enraged birds.

Mansfield district council reported that a male swan had fatally attacked a dog that had dived into a pond at a local park, with an animal rights activist describing the behavior as "highly unusual."

The council said the swan, a bird known by animal experts to be fiercely protective of their territory and family, had merely sought to protect its offspring.


Swans are a big problem in Vermont lakes, not because they attack dogs, but because they attack everything else including loons and ducks. They're nasty animals.

Posted by Jeff Soyer at May 26, 2004 02:56 PM
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