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  2. Black swan - Wikipedia

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    Generally, black swans in the Southern hemisphere nest in the wetter winter months (February to September), occasionally in large colonies. A black swan nest is essentially a large heap or mound of reeds, grasses and weeds between 1 and 1.5 metres (3– 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet) in diameter and up to 1 metre high, in shallow water or on islands.

  3. File:Black swans at Chartwell.jpg - Wikipedia

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  4. List of birds displaying homosexual behavior - Wikipedia

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    The black swan, Cygnus atratus is a large waterbird which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia.An estimated one-quarter of all black swans pairings are homosexual and they steal nests, or form temporary threesomes with females to obtain eggs, driving away the female after she lays the eggs.

  5. 5 Black Swans That Could Change the World in 2014 - AOL

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    Investors spend so much time thinking about the probable that they rarely contemplate the outsized impact of the unlikely. We pore over financial statements, dive deep into economic indicators ...

  6. Category:Black swans - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Black swans" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Black swan; E.

  7. Black swan emblems and popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Metaphoric references to black swans have appeared in European culture since long before Europeans became aware of Cygnus atratus in Australia in the 18th century. The black swan is the official state emblem of Western Australia and is depicted on the flag and coat of arms of Western Australia. The symbol is used in other emblems, coins, logos ...

  8. Tibor Nagy: The World in 2024 – A flock of black swans or ...

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    The Gaza war is another Black Swan opportunity with the potential for an escalating conflict which brings in a growing list of Iranian proxies, regional countries, and Iran itself, possibly ...

  9. Swan - Wikipedia

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    In the second century, the Roman poet Juvenal made a sarcastic reference to a good woman being a "rare bird, as rare on earth as a black swan" (black swans being completely unknown in the Northern Hemisphere until Dutch explorers reached Australia in the 1600s), from which comes the Latin phrase rara avis (rare bird). [44]