They are territorial and will threaten intruders, but black swans are considered the least territorial of all swan species.

This mute swan coming in for a landing is not actually mute, but this species is much quieter than other swans — except when ...

Cygnus cygnus can be considered a swan among swans, the type species, hence archetype, of all swans. It is also a swan of superlatives. With a population of about 180,000, the whooper, though ...

long lifespan and tendency to be less vocal than other swan species, can live for 30 to 40 years in captivity. This story has been updated to add that UNR said it could not release information on ...

There are no wildstock mute swans in this hemisphere, but there are plenty of released ones from waterfowl fanciers,” Shackelford said. And like so often happens bringing a non-native species ...

Every Saturday in April, Sylvan Heights has hosted events free with admission for visitors to participate in as part of its ...

Leslie O’Rourke is a local nature photographer known as the Swan Whisperer of Belleville after a July 2023 profile by Intelligencer/Community Press columnist Victor Schukov. Kelly Duffin is the ...

The Anatidae are the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a ... The family contains around 146 species in 40 genera. They are generally herbivorous ...