Most people who keep animals choose to have dogs, cats or fishes. But Recep Mirzan keeps a 1 animal on his farm in Western Turkey. The 63-year-old retired worker has a swan (天鹅) which he 2 many years ago. Mirzan was driving in his car when he 3 an injured swan with a 4 wing. Mirzan immediately 5 and took the swan with him to 6 her from predators (捕食者).
"Since I love 7, I said to myself that I should take her home instead of 8 her as prey (猎物)," Mirzan told The Associated Press.
He named the swan Garip. It means "strange" in the Turkish language but is also used to 9 a person who has had difficulties in their lives. After Garip's broken wing improved, she 10 with Mirzan. Mirzan is not married and has no 11, so the swan is like a child to him. Garip has been living on Mirzan's farm for the past 37 years, 12 Mirzan wherever he goes and never trying to 13 the farm.
According to the group Swan Sanctuary, in Britain, swans live in the 14 for only about 12 years. But thanks to the 15 environments, Garip can live up to nearly 40 years.
