Swan relationships, monogamous and lasting by nature, have long been emblematic of the tenderness and loyalty we can only strive to emulate in our own -- but sadly, sometimes it seems that cruelty may be our most enduring legacy. At a park in Melbourne, Australia recently, a group of teenagers brutally attacked and killed a female swan as she sat incubating a single egg. Since then, the swan's grieving widower has refused to leave the nest...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Male Swan Holds Vigil at Nest After Teens Kill His Mate
Posted by GardenTonic 407 days ago (http://www.treehugger.com)Swan relationships, monogamous and lasting by nature, have long been emblematic of the tenderness and loyalty we can only strive to emulate in our own -- but sadly, sometimes it seems that cruelty may be our most enduring legacy. At a park in Melbourne, Australia recently, a group of teenagers brutally attacked and killed a female swan as she sat incubating a single egg. Since then, the swan's grieving widower has refused to leave the nest...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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