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Swans

Swans. By: Cody Self and Jesse Wallace. Tundra swan. Also known as the whistling swan. Distinguished by large yellow patches on face. Length: 47.2-57.9in. Wingspan: 66.1in. On average Weight: 134-370.4oz. . Breeding season.

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Swans

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  1. Swans By: Cody Self and Jesse Wallace

  2. Tundra swan • Also known as the whistling swan. • Distinguished by large yellow patches on face. • Length: 47.2-57.9in. • Wingspan: 66.1in. On average • Weight: 134-370.4oz.

  3. Breeding season • During breeding season, tundra swan sleeps almost entirely on land. • Winter, sleeps more often on water. • Breeds on high tundra across top of north America. • Lays 3-5 eggs • Covered with down and eyes open. • Leaves nest within 24 hours of hatching and has the ability to swim and feed.

  4. How to live? • Predators: foxes, weasels, jaegers, and gulls. • Parents try to hide nest in tall grass. • Food: aquatic plants, seeds, grains, some mollusks, and arthropods. • Usually will stay in flocks, except when breeding.

  5. Mute swan (Cygnus olor) • Adult: large, all-white, long curved neck, orange bill, and black face. • Length: 50-59.8in. • Wingspan: 81.9-93.7in. • Weight: 194-504oz.

  6. Breeding season • Cygnets when hatched are dirty gray or white. • Legs are gray or pinkish, and the bill is usually gray or tan. • 1-11 eggs • Eggs are blue-green when laid and then they turn white, then brown.

  7. How to live? • Habitat: shallow coastal ponds, estuaries, bogs, and streams following into lakes. • Food: aquatic plants and some aquatic animals • Aggressive

  8. Trumpeter swan (olorbuccinator) • Weight: 25-35 pounds • Worlds largest waterfowl • Wingspan can reach up to 8ft. • Snowy white feathers, and a jet-black bill • Majestic bird • Thin orange line on lower part of bill

  9. Breeding season • 1-9 eggs • Eggs are creamy white color • Habitat: includes a riverine, wetlands, lakes, ponds, and marshes. • Winter, they can be found on tidal estuaries. • 8-10 weeks of age, half there adult size.

  10. How to live? • Nesting: by water, they could be on a beaver lodge or a small island. • Feed on grains, grasses and aquatic vegetation. • Breed in fresh water marshes and along ponds and lakes.

  11. Coscoroba swan • Black feathers can be seen when swans are taking off. • Male is slightly bigger • Wingspan: 480mm. • Weight: 3.8-5.4kg. • Female wingspan: 427-458mm. • Weight: 3.8kg.

  12. Breeding season • Only in found in South America • Lays 4-6 eggs • Nests built by grasses and other vegetations • Female incubates eggs while male is close by to defend territory. • Mother takes two breaks a day to eat

  13. How to live? • Very sociable with other waterfowl. • Seen in pairs or flocks, also been seen flying with flamingos. • Food: vegetation, nuts, and seeds

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