Forget the [url=http://i.imgur.com/SaVGiQP.jpg]Emu Wars[/url], we have a new contender in town. [quote]A villainous pair of swans have been tormenting the good citizens of Brimscombe, a tiny village in the Cotswolds, with such viciousness that it's become national news. According to [url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/29/gloucestershire-pensioners-forced-to-fight-aggressive-swans-with-water-pistols-5651517/]Metro UK[/url], the two swans have vandalized property, harassed vehicles on public thoroughfares, and even attacked children. Local residents, Metro reports, have been forced to go about armed with water pistols because the authorities refuse to step in. Swans, local officials inform the fearful residents, are "protected animals." Protected indeed: Swans are able to act with impunity because they enjoy official royal protection. Really. It's an odd and particularly British law that goes back centuries, and whose perpetuation, beyond giving us highly amusing stories about desperate Brits fending off swans with squirt guns, hints at some deeper issues as well. [/quote] Elderly residents forced to fight off aggressive pair of swans using water pistols https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cy3GRAAOMA http://www.vox.com/2016/2/2/10890204/swans-england-queen