Mastodawn

One thing about being from a place like Syracuse, NY, is that it only makes the national news when something deranged happens in a neighboring suburb (such as three teenagers killing and eating a celebrity swan under the impression that it was a large duck): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/nyregion/manlius-ny-swan-eaten.html

3 Teens Killed and Ate a New York Village’s Beloved Swan, Police Say

The teenagers told the police that they thought the swan was a “very large duck,” and were not aware of the significance of swans to the village of Manlius.

The New York Times