AdvertisementAn unusual friendship between a Turkish man and a swan he rescued has endured for decades. Retired postman Recep Mirzan found Garip, a female swan, 37 years ago in Turkey´s western Edirne province. Mirzan immediately took the swan in to protect her from predators and kept her in the car until that afternoon, when he was able to take the swan to his home. After Garip´s broken wing healed, the swan stayed with Mirzan and also befriended the cats and dogs in the area. According to the U.K.-based Swan Sanctuary, the average lifespan for a swan in the wild is 12 years.

Source: Daily Mail February 08, 2021 18:32 UTC