Mute And Whooper Swans
by Simon Fraser/science Photo Library
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Mute And Whooper Swans
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Simon Fraser/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Swans on a pond. Mute (Cygnus olor) and whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) Both adult swans grow up to 155 centimetres in length with a wingspan of 200-240 centimetres. They feed mainly on aquatic vegetation. The mute swan is found throughout temperate regions of Europe and western Asia. The whooper swan breeds in wetland areas of sub-Arctic Europe and Asia and occasionally in Scotland. It is a migratory bird, overwintering in northern Europe and eastern Asia. Photographed in the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) Caerlaverock Nature Reserve, Scotland, UK.
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October 3rd, 2018
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