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When: February 3, 2019

Where: BestZOO Best, The Netherlands

Swans can be very aggressive - and even violent - when they feel they and their young family are being threatened.

This is mostly the case, at least in our experience, for the male Swans. The females keep their young close, while the male makes sure any threats stay at a distance. He will spread his wings, set them up a bit higher, lower his head and start hissing.

They do appear a lot larger that way, but don't worry, we always keep a healthy distance

Species: Black Swan (Zwarte zwaan)

Latin name: Cygnus Atratus

Originates from Australia.

Current status: Least Concern

Did you know:

...Like many species of Birds, Black Swans are monogamous breeders, but are unusual in that one-quarter of all pairings are male-to-male homosexual.

…The Black Swan utters a musical, far reaching, bugle-like sound, called either on the water or in flight, as well a range of softer crooning notes. It’s also known to whistle, especially when disturbed while breeding or nesting.

© Mouselemur’s Photography - Portegiesje

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Description

When: February 3, 2019

Where: BestZOO Best, The Netherlands

Swans can be very aggressive - and even violent - when they feel they and their young family are being threatened.

This is mostly the case, at least in our experience, for the male Swans. The females keep their young close, while the male makes sure any threats stay at a distance. He will spread his wings, set them up a bit higher, lower his head and start hissing.

They do appear a lot larger that way, but don't worry, we always keep a healthy distance

Species: Black Swan (Zwarte zwaan)

Latin name: Cygnus Atratus

Originates from Australia.

Current status: Least Concern

Did you know:

...Like many species of Birds, Black Swans are monogamous breeders, but are unusual in that one-quarter of all pairings are male-to-male homosexual.

…The Black Swan utters a musical, far reaching, bugle-like sound, called either on the water or in flight, as well a range of softer crooning notes. It’s also known to whistle, especially when disturbed while breeding or nesting.

© Mouselemur’s Photography - Portegiesje

Our work is copyrighted. Do not reproduce, copy edit, publish, transmit or upload in any way without our written permission.

Leave a comment or approach us via note if you want to use our work as a reference.

More photos from Mouselemur : DeviantArt Gallery| Instagram | Wordpress