Petra is a female

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that appeared in international news between 2006 and 2008 when she appeared to have fallen in love with a

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that resembled a swan on the Aasee, a lake located in

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, in

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''Spiegel Online International'', January 27, 2009, retrieved July 1, 2010. Petra disappeared at the beginning of January 2009. Citizens and the media took action to try to find her. The story of Petra inspired the writing of a book for children, ''Ebonys Traum'', published in 2011. Petra was seen again during Spring 2013, in

Osnabrück Osnabrück (; ; archaic English: ''Osnaburg'') is a city in Lower Saxony in western Germany. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population of 168 ...

, with a new partner, this time an animal. ORF (broadcaster), ORF
« ''{{Lang, de, In Tretboot verliebt: Schwan „Petra“ wieder aufgetaucht'' »
April 7, 2013 (retrieved October 18, 2013).

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Münster Individual waterfowl

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