Their young can defend themselves almost immediately, but the parents do raise them for the first summer. They live 10-15 years in the wild, and up to 30 years in captivity. A method of rearingTrumpeter swan cygnets by humans rather than by the natural parents, or other waterfowl. Human contact with the cygnets is kept to a minimum and the cygnets are kept in sibling groups so they will not imprint on humans. A female swan.
Swans are the quickest of waterfowl, both on water and in air.
Swans mature in the third or fourth year and live 20 years in the wild and 50 years or more in captivity. They are all dabbling ducks, and are about 13 inches in length. They are primarily herbivores, though they will eat insects if easily available. The mission of the Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Sanctuary is to conserve rare and endanger species of waterfowl through propagation and through research and education and to promote the conservation of waterfowl and their habitats.