### animal | vertebrate | bird:

Swan
* Many swans live in colder places , such as northern Europe , Asia and North America.
* Most swans adapt to environments
  - are white
  - do spread out while breeding
* Most swans eat aquatic vegetation
  - foliage
* Most swans feed on algae and water weeds
  - aquatic plants
  - shallow water
  - water plants
* Most swans have curves
  - different voices
  - foreheads
  - long necks
  - predators
  - pure white feathers
  - reproductive capacity
  - round heads
  - sex
  - shape curves
  - tremendous reproductive capacity
  - live in regions
* Most swans lose feathers
* Most swans lose primary feathers
  - wing feathers
  - migrate
* Most swans occupy breed ranges
* Most swans reach maturity
  - sexual maturity
* Most swans require open water
  - sing songs
* Some swans also eat insects, but only because the insects are on the vegetation they consume.
* Some swans attack humans
  - young boys
  - consume sea lettuce
* Some swans eat insects
  - many insects
  - seeds
  - tuber seeds
  - feed on tubers
* Some swans have fear
  - keen vision
  - plumages
  - snowy plumages
  - tints
  - white plumages
  - kill cygnets
  - move into agricultural areas
* Some swans reach ages
  - reproductive ages
* Some swans use feet
  - strong web feet.
  * Many swans live in colder places, such as northern Europe, Asia and North America. They live on water. They swim on top of the water and eat plants off the bottom of ponds, lakes, or oceans. They also eat insects and other small animals. Swans can also fly
* also eat insects both water and land based and the occasional small fish
  - feed in the lowland lakes
* are all-white birds with no black on their bodies or wings
  - among the last migrants to leave Alaska
  - aquatic grazers and geese are terrestrial grazers
  - birds and all birds are vertebrates - i.e. have backbones
  - chiefly herbivorous
  - considered some of the biggest birds in the waterfowl family
  - covered in white feathers
  - found on all continents except for Antarctica
  - graceful
  - known to aggressively protect their nests
  - large water birds talked about in both ancient mythology and modern stories
  - larger than geese and are recognizable by their long, arched necks
  - likely to feed on leaves, stems of vegetation, roots or tubers in muddy land
  - lovelier than girls, especially when they're sprinkled with diamonds
  - mated for life
  - means
  - omnivorous birds but have a very vegetarian diet
  - powerful birds
  - pretty territorial birds and also pretty aggressive about it
  - primarily aquatic foragers, especially on the river here
* are the largest of the water fowl and among the most graceful despite their size
  - luxury performance sedans of the production-yacht world
  - only birds with penises
  - quickest of waterfowl, both on water and in air
  - usually larger than geese and have predominantly white plumage
  - vegetarians
  - very powerful flyers
* begin migrating shortly after the hours of daily sunlight start to decrease in the fall.
* can also cause soil compaction by trampling wet areas of fields with their large feet
  - feed at a depth unattainable to all other waterfowl except for the diving ducks
  - hold their breath easily for thirty seconds
  - present a very significant threat to people as well, particularly children
* care for their young together.
* defend territory.
* enjoy grazing on tender grass blades.
* entwine their long necks both to fight and to court.
* feature strongly in mythology.
* feed by dipping their heads underwater and pulling up vegetation.
* feed in fields from dawn to dusk
  - the water and on land
* feed on aquatic plants
  - bulbous roots of water plants and wild celery
* fill mythology and folklore, usually as traditional symbols of beauty and grace.
* find food.
* fly and swim well.
* frequently hiss, grunt, or when they are caring for their young cygnets, even bark like dogs.
* glide across the pond in the park, With feathers so white and beaks that are dark
  - in a dignified manner down their rivers and streams like our ducks do back at home
* have ability
  - bills
  - black webbed feet with three strongly nailed toes
  - curve necks
* have different personalities, with some being much more belligerent than others
  - fine, white lush feathers
  - longer necks than geese , and geese have necks that are shorter than the body
  - tops
* have tremendous capacity
* hold a special place in human culture.
  - chests
  - corpi
  - ears
  - faces
  - mouths
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - second joints
  - vacuoles
* learn migration routes from their parents.
  - on lakes and rivers
* mate for life.
* migrate through in the fall and the ground is covered with wild flowers and berries.
* need water.
* nest territory.
* produce sound.
* seem to find there way out to sea and swim along the coast or along the rivers.
* sing beautiful songs
* spend a great deal of time preening.
* start by placing one swan on a vacant square.
* stay at their staging areas for two to three weeks at a time while fattening up
  - in families for about one year
* symbolize the transformation of soul and the release out of matter into pure spirit.
* symbolizes grace and beauty on many levels.
* usually form pair bonds on their winter grounds
  - where they spend the winter
+ Bird, Behaviour:
+ Swan, Description: Anatidae
  * Most swans are white. These swan are found in the Northern Hemisphere. This means they are found in Europe, Asia and North America. However, the Black Swan is black with a red beak. It lives in Australia. The Black Necked Swan is white but it has a black neck.