Birds & Blooms - USA (2021-02)

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Learn about swans, the majestic birds famous for their love.

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Swan Lake, the first

ballet written by the

famous composer

Tchaikovsky, premiered

in 1877. Now beloved,

it was considered a

failure initially.

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Only three species of

swans nest in North

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the mute and the tundra

(sometimes known as

the whistling swan).

Trumpeter swans were

almost driven to extinction

during the early 1900s—

fewer than 100 were in

the Lower 48 at one point.

Dedicated conservation

work in recent decades has

brought their numbers back

up into the thousands.

A mute swan typically

has only one mate

in its lifetime. Pairs

usually don’t break up,

often only seeking a new

partner if there’s a death.

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Mute swans were brought to North America

from Europe during the late 1800s and early

1900s. They were valued for the elegance

1900 they added to parks, ponds and lakes.

Mute swans have

a big appetite—one

study found that they

can eat up to 8 pounds

of food per day!

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A mute swan

pair that is likely

mated for life.

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