15 Fun Swan Facts

Swans are beautiful animals, I'd be pround to own one as a pet! Hope you enjoy this list of fun facts!

1. A swan will mate for life.


2. Black swans are native to Australia.


3. A male swan is called a cob, and a female swan is called a pen.


4. The black necked swan lives in South America.


5. Swans begin breeding between the ages of 3-4.


6. Swan eggs take between 35 and 42 days to hatch.


7. Swans can fly as fast as 60 miles per hour!


8. A baby swan is called a cygnet.


9. Cygnophobia or kiknophobia is the fear of swans.


10. Swans are highly intelligent and remember who has been kind to them, or not.


11. In 2001, a man in Ireland had his leg broken by a swan when he was trying to provoke it.


12. A group of wild swans is known as a herd, however a group in captivity are called a fleet.


13. There are six different species of swans.


14. The swan has over 25000 feathers in its body.


15. An adult male is the only bird that has a penis.