Can a swan break a person’s arm?
To settle the age old question I’ve been trawling through the @BNArchive and discovered the answer….which is YES!
KILLER SWANS
According to Sunday Life, Sunday 21 July 2002, in a warning about KILLER SWANS, the birds were said to have broken the limbs of two boys
Sunday Life, Sunday 21 July 2002
OLD DICK
KEEPER’S BROKEN ARM
A case of hearsay from a nature writer in the Berwickshire News and General Advertiser – Tuesday 03 June 1913
ELECTROCUTION
Don’t go near an electrocuted swan…Aberdeen Press and Journal – Tuesday 21 September 1937
BROKEN RIBS
One poor man was said to have suffere THREE broken ribs froma vicious cob.
at Abbotsbury Swannery Dundee Courier – Thursday 20 November 1924 @DorsetSwannery
HAMMER BLOW
This poor motorist can testify to the might of a peck from swan.
SWAN KILLED BY SWAN SIGN
To redress the balance somewhat, here’s a story of a Swan that bit off more than it could chew when it came face to face with a pub sign
SWAN ATTACKS CHILD
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Killer swan and when you read the not-so-fine print what it did was break an arm? Uh huh.
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Yep! good ol’ newspapers
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Much as I love birds, I laughed at the swan that died fighting a pub sign! Swans are vicious birds, if you ever see one coming anywhere near you (especially when they’ve got young ones to protect), run! This seems to be the case with a lot of very beautiful birds. Peacocks have a similar reputation.
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That made me chuckle too
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