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![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1515 W: 18 N: 3165]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (11638) | Another swan taken at Windsor. This one floated elegantly past me as I was walking along the Thames and I noticed the beads of water dripping off it's beak.
Fun facts on swans:
FUN FACTS
1. The term 'swan song' comes from the ancient Greek belief that a swan sang a song of death when its life was about to end.
2. Male swans are called cobs, females are pens, and young are cygnets.
3. Swans have far more neck vertebrae than mammals, with 24 or 25 vertebrae; most mammals only have seven.
4. Swans in general have the largest eggs of any flighted bird.
5. Swans are known to have a triumph ceremony. Such ceremonies are when a male attacks a rival suitor, then returns to his potential mate to perform an elaborate ceremony while posturing and calling. |
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