Poppy Farmers Struggle to Get Rid of “Opium-Addicted” Swans
A family of poppy farmers in Slovakia has been having trouble getting rid of hundreds of swans that have become addicted to poppy seeds and sometimes even overdose on them. Poppy farmers near the Slovakian town of Komarno first reported the presence of swans in their fields back in February. It is believed that they […]
Siberia’s Real-Life Swan Lake Teeming with Life in the Dead of Winter
Svetloe Lake, located near Urozhainoe village in Siberia, is better known to locals as the Swan Lake. Come February, the lake is usually teeming with activity – beautiful swans arrive in hundreds and make this place their winter home, which is surprising because swans generally prefer to fly further south where the climate isn’t so […]