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When Swans Sing

  • December 1, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Contrary to myth, mute swans don’t sing right before they die — or at all. They hiss and sometimes make a soft, snarling and rattling noise. But when these big birds take flight, their wings do make a humming or “singing” sound.

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