When Crystal was riding a bike to the local Wildlife Center last December, she was scheduled to go bird-watching. Just a mile into her walk, she saw a female 1 near the water's edge. Crystal had worked at a wild bird rehabilitation(康复) center and 2 that swans can be aggressive. But as she approached this one, it didn't 3. She was certain that the bird needed 4 attention. Crystal put her jacket over the bird's head to keep it calm, 5 picked it up and held it in her arms. And then a thought 6 her: What should I do now?
Her best7 was the rehab center, but that was on the other side of town. How was she going to transport a 17-pound swan on her 8 all that way. Luckily, some 9 driving by offered her, her bike and the swan a(n) 10 to the rehab center.
Staff members at the rehab center11 that the swan might have lead(铅) poisoning. They got the swan back up on her feet. 12, the swan had a bacterial infection. Two months after Crystal came to her 13, she passed away.
It's a(n) 14 ending, but the story shows just how far people are willing to go to 15 animals.
