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  2. Mute swan - Wikipedia

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    On average, this is the second largest waterfowl species after the trumpeter swan, although male mute swans can easily match or even exceed a male trumpeter in mass. [ 4 ] [ 15 ] Among standard measurements of the mute swan, the wing chord measures 53–62.3 cm (20.9–24.5 in), the tarsus is 10–11.8 cm (3.9–4.6 in) and the bill is 6.9–9 ...

  3. Swan - Wikipedia

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    The mute swan is also one of the sacred birds of Apollo, whose associations stem both from the nature of the bird as a symbol of light, as well as the notion of a "swan song". The god is often depicted riding a chariot pulled by or composed of swans in his ascension from Delos .

  4. Trumpeter swan - Wikipedia

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    Juvenile at the Cincinnati Zoo Its black bill is useful in distinguishing the trumpeter swan from the introduced mute swan. [13] Plate 406 of the Birds of America by John James Audubon, depicting the trumpeter swan. The trumpeter swan is the largest extant species of waterfowl, and both the heaviest and longest native bird of North America.

  5. After a Woman Rescued an Injured Swan, Strangers Helped ... - AOL

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    This woman went above and beyond to save a swan in the Big Apple—and some passersby stopped to help. The post After a Woman Rescued an Injured Swan, Strangers Helped Her Get the Bird Across the ...

  6. The Bird of Peace - Wikipedia

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    The sculpture featured a male and female mute swan, three infant swans, and a natural setting of rocks and grass. Formed from roughly 60,000 sculpted lines, it weighed roughly 250 lbs, and stood over 42 inches high on a 3-foot base. The softness and detail in the feathers of the swans make it "hard to believe [they] are made of porcelain". [1 ...

  7. Royal Swans - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Swans are a flock of swans of two species—the mute swan (Cygnus olor) and the black swan (C. atratus) [1] [2] —the original six pairs of which were a gift to the city of Ottawa from Queen Elizabeth II in 1967, to commemorate the Canadian Centennial.

  8. Annakacygna - Wikipedia

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    Annakacygna is a genus of flightless marine swan from the Miocene of Japan.Named in 2022, Annakacygna displays a series of unique adaptations setting it apart from any other known swan, including a filter feeding lifestyle, a highly mobile tail and wings that likely formed a cradle for their hatchlings in a fashion similar to modern mute swans.

  9. Anatidae - Wikipedia

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    The swans, geese, and whistling-ducks lack sexually dimorphic plumage. Anatids are vocal birds, producing a range of quacks, honks, squeaks, and trumpeting sounds, depending on species; the female often has a deeper voice than the male. [3]