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How to tell the diffence between male and female swans?
EdwardErnieGarrettSr...
Male swans are often a bit larger than the females and have a thicker neck; the knob at the base of the male's upper bill is larger than the female's knob.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoWhile some bird species make it very easy to tell the male and female apart, swans are harder to distinguish between. The biggest difference is that the males are larger than females.
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