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Did you Know? List of Facts about the Swan
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about the Swan, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults.

Interesting Facts about the Swan are as follows:

  • Fact 1 - Definition: Swans are stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird belonging to Cygnus, with very long neck and usually white plumage

  • Fact 2 - The swan has a large and strong beak, a long neck, and are noted for their graceful
    movements when swimming
  • Fact 3 - The European white, or mute, swan (Cygnus gibbus), bends its neck in an S-shaped curve
  • Fact 4 - The Australian black swan is black with white on the wings, and has a red bill crossed with a white band
  • Fact 5 - The South American black-necked swan is entirely white, except the head and neck which are dark velvety seal-brown. Its bill has a double bright rose-colored knob
  • Fact 6 - The American whistling swan do not bend the neck in an S-shaped curve, and are noted for their loud whistling or trumpeting
  • Fact 7 - Swans are the largest waterfowls
  • Fact 8 - Swan stats and facts

    • Weight: 15 kg (33 pounds) - males are generally bigger and heavier than females

    • Length: 1.5 m (60 inches)
    • Wingspan: 3 m (10 ft)
    • Habitat: Temperate climates - rives and lakes
    • Lifespan:
    • Speed:
    • Diet: the Swan are herbivores
  • Fact 9 - There are 6-7 species of swan including the mute swan, trumpeter swan, and whooper swan
  • Fact 10 - The swan mates for life
  • Fact 11 - Swan Upping - the swan census - Swan Upping is a yearly ceremony in Britain in which mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up, caught, marked, and then released during the third week of July
  • Fact 12 - The historic ceremony of Swan Upping dates from the 12th century, when the Crown claimed ownership of all mute swans. Traditionally, the UK King or Queen owns all unmarked mute swans on the River Thames
  • Fact 13 - Swan meat was once regarded as a delicacy in England especially during the reigns of the Tudors when they featured in great banquets
  • Fact 14 - The Black Swan is featured as an emblem on the Australian state of Western Australia and are also displayed on the coat of arms of Canberra
  • Fact 15 - The collective name for a group is a bevy, or lamentation
  • Fact 16 - Males are called cob
  • Fact 17 - Females are called pen
  • Fact 18 - The names given to babies are signets (cygnets)
  • Fact 19 - The legs of the swan are normally a dark blackish grey colour

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