Recep Mirzan from Turkey and a white swan are as close as a family. They haven't been1 for nearly four decades. The story of their amazing2 has melted the hearts of millions.
Mirzan was in a car when he spotted a3 swan in an empty field in 1984. He had no idea that he was about to4 his best friend. Mirzan5 realized that leaving the bird there meant its6 , as predators would have most likely eaten it, so he stopped the7 , took it home and started nursing it back to health.
After the female swan8 ,it didn't try to fly away.9 ,it befriended the other animals on Mirzan's farm in the Karaagac region, and decided to10 Mirzan named her Garip. Here, she has11 the changes of Mirzan's farm for the last 37 years!
"She seems to12 me completely. She comes when I call her. Since 1984,she has never left me,13 during the river floods," Mirzan said. "She used to be14 ,but she has grown old now, which makes me think she should be15 more carefully from now on. Science has 16 swans can generally live for 20-25 years, but to my17 , Garip has lived much longer than the average lifespan."
To take more18 care of the swan, he moved Garip's coop from the19 to his yard. During the day, she is busy20 her human friend around, either during his daily chores, or on his evening walks. Mirzan regards Garip as his child.
