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The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen. Thomas Sjoerup via PA

Graffiti painted on Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid statue

The statue was created in tribute to Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen.

COPENHAGEN’S FAMOUS LITTLE Mermaid statue has been found covered with pro-Hong Kong graffiti.

Three lines in red, reading Free Hong-Kong, were painted on the rock in Denmark on which the bronze sits, next to the same text in white.

Police with torches and a dog were seen searching for clues in the area after the pre-dawn vandalism was reported.

The Little Mermaid statue was created in tribute to Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen.

Sitting on a rock at the entrance to Copenhagen harbour since 1913, it has been a popular target for vandals over the years, who have blown the statue off its perch.

In 2010, the statue was the centerpiece of Denmark’s official pavilion at the World Exhibition in Shanghai for a six-month period.

A former British colony, Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997. Under the framework of “one country, two systems,” the city enjoys greater democratic rights than those on the mainland, but protesters say those freedoms have been steadily eroding under Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Universal suffrage is among the five demands protesters are advocating, along with an independent investigation into alleged police brutality.

The protesters are demanding fully democratic elections for Hong Kong’s leader and legislature and an investigation into police use of force to suppress their demonstrations.

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    Oct 15th 2014, 7:02 PM

    That cows just near, all the other cows are far away

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    Oct 15th 2014, 9:29 PM

    Haha very good :D

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    Oct 15th 2014, 6:51 PM

    A Bull would need a trampoline to inseminate blosom. ….

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    Oct 15th 2014, 7:00 PM

    Nevermind then, I’ll do it meself!

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    Oct 15th 2014, 7:57 PM

    They’d have to bring her to Denmark first!

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    Oct 15th 2014, 6:50 PM

    Cowlossil

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    Oct 15th 2014, 8:43 PM

    Very amoosing.

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    Oct 15th 2014, 7:16 PM

    She is big alright but my mother in law is still the worlds tallest cow

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    Oct 15th 2014, 7:00 PM

    Never saw any udder cows like that before!!

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    Oct 15th 2014, 6:47 PM

    Holy cow, that is a big heifer.

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    Oct 15th 2014, 7:17 PM

    Was expecting to see Joan Burton.

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    Oct 15th 2014, 6:52 PM

    See the city boy reporting holding the bucket up to get her to pose. Hasn’t got a clue. To get a cow to pose simply go “here sucky sucky sucky” !

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    Oct 15th 2014, 6:59 PM

    She looks tasty

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    Oct 15th 2014, 7:53 PM

    Chewey, is that how you farm boys get the cow into the shed for your Saturday night date.

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    Oct 15th 2014, 8:17 PM

    We date cows every night Gary. One more thing …. Here sucky sucky :-)

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    Oct 15th 2014, 8:54 PM

    Well Holy God!

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    Oct 15th 2014, 7:12 PM

    ….or else those people are far away.

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    Oct 15th 2014, 8:42 PM

    I know a few taller cows than that!!!

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    Oct 15th 2014, 8:54 PM

    Yum.

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    Oct 16th 2014, 1:33 AM

    Horse of a cow!

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    Oct 15th 2014, 7:18 PM

    Is that from the head or withers?

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    Oct 16th 2014, 9:40 AM

    How tall is the animal beside her?

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