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mute swan
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mute swan
a Eurasian swan, Cygnus olor, with a pure white plumage, an orange-red bill with a black base, and a curved neck


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USDA announced last week two mute swans in Michigan tested positive for what they said was a low-pathogenic strain of avian influenza (AI).
With their elegant profiles, mute swans are the stars of many a fairy tale, but in real life they have become creatures of controversy.
Five percent of whooping swan pairs end in divorce, and as many as 1 in 10 pairs of mute swans split up.
 
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