Amanda Stuart, A Terrifying Ordeal (ANIMAL & NATURE 2025)

I was watching the pelicans as they preened their feathers after a swim, at a local beach. An uncontrolled dog, the owner calling ineffectually "Bad dog, come here", jumped into the sea and chased the swans over a very great distance. Both swans were alarmed and took off in different directions. Finally they were reunited out at sea. Calm was restored.

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