That swans usually mate for life, although divorce does sometimes occur, particularly following nesting failure? Modern genetic techniques are starting to reveal that divorces are more common than previously thought, as is mating with other swans outside of the social pairing, without breaking the social pair bond. Who knew swans were adulterous and had open marriages? Young swans are known as cygnets or swanlings, an adult male is a cob, and an adult female is a pen. Swans feed in the water and on land. They are almost entirely herbivorous, although small numbers of aquatic animals may be eaten. In the water food is obtained by up-ending or dabbling, and their diet is composed of the roots, tubers, stems and leaves of aquatic and submerged plants. I learned today that swans do not like bananas. This one was following me around the dock at Madfish Wharf begging, so I gave him/her a small piece of banana. He chomped on it a bit then spit it out and rinsed his beak out, then tried it again, spit it out again and rinsed his beak. He tried it a third time and then ignored it.
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That is so funny. At least he tried it 3 times. I guess they are just picky eaters. Nice article.
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I think maybe it was the sweet he didn’t care for, since most of what he normally eats is either salty (in cove and harbor eating spots) or just plain unseasoned in ponds and freshwater eateries.
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