Germany Travel Guide
Animals
The Gander of Cottbus
October 23, 2006 at 9:14 AM | 0 Comments
Unusual animal affairs are as good a reason as anything to visit some new destination. So set your sights this week on Cottbus in Germany. This town is about to celebrate its 850th anniversary, but the real reason to stop by is to catch the latest in a worry trend in Bratwurst-land, whereby not only animals fall in love with the wrong thing, but the media--and us--can't stop talking about it.
Last month it was the black swan that fell in love with a swan-shaped paddleboat in Münster. This time round it's a donkey who's taken to--not a plastic donkey, or a horse or giraffe or something vaguely resembling it--but a goose. The gander, Hannibal, and donkey Heidi eat and sleep together and are not interested in animals of their own species at all. Tourists are starting to arrive, and it won't be long before Heidi Hearts Hannibal T-shirts are printed or we start hearing the patter of 4 little webbed feet...
[Photo: goldenticketstudios]
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· Donkey Falls for Gander [Ananova]
· Takes Swan to Know Swan [Jaunted]
