In Great Britain, a female swan apparently died of a broken heart.
The reason: young people had destroyed his nest and eggs.
Bolton - A swan mom in the UK has died of a broken heart after teenagers destroyed their nest and eggs.
The nest was on the Manchester Canal in Bolton.
As reported by the Manchester Evening News, a group of young people previously threw stones on the island where the bird laid its eggs.
The story is currently going viral on social networks.
You can read how Facebook users reacted to the swan's death at Kreiszeitung.de *.
After the incident, only three of the six unhatched young birds survived.
Wildlife conservationists also reported that the male swan disappeared about two weeks ago and has not returned since.
It is believed that he was displaced by stress.
According to animal rights activists, more eggs have been destroyed in the past few weeks, so that only one is left.
Earlier this week the female swan was found dead in her nest.
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