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'''''Cygnus'''''<br>
'''''Coscoroba'''''
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'''Swans''' are large water [[bird]]s of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Anatidae]], which also includes [[goose|geese]] and [[duck]]s. Swans are grouped with the closely related [[goose|geese]] in the [[subfamily]] [[Anserinae]].
Swans usually mate for life, though "divorce" does sometimes occur, particularly following nesting failure or the death of a partner (this can be due to 'capsizing': overturned swans lack the ability to right themselves and therefore drown). The number of eggs in each clutch varies both within and among swan species, typically between 3–8 eggs.
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Young swans are known as ''cygnets'', from the Latin word for swan, ''cygnus''. The male and female adults are known as ''cob'' and ''pen''.
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The [[Northern Hemisphere]] [[species]] of swan all have pure white plumage, but the [[Southern Hemisphere]] species are all patterned with various amounts of black. The [[Australia]]n '''Black Swan''' (''Cygnus atratus'') is black all over except for the white flight feathers on its wings, and the [[South America]]n '''Black-necked Swan''' has, as its name suggests, a black neck; finally, the '''Coscoroba Swan''', also from southern South America, has black tips to the primary feathers.
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The legs of all swans are dark blackish grey, except for the two South American species, which have pink legs. Bill colour varies rather more; the three far northern species have black bills with varying amounts of yellow, and all the others varyingly patterned red and black. The Mute Swan and Black-necked Swan have a lump at the base of the bill on the upper mandible.
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==Species of swan==
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Genus '''''Cygnus''''' <small>[[Johann Matthäus Bechstein|Bechstein]] [[1803]]</small>
*'''[[Whooper Swan]]''', ''Cygnus cygnus'' breeds in [[Iceland]] and subarctic [[Europe]] and [[Asia]], migrating to temperate Europe and Asia in winter. Whooper Swan is [[Finland]]`s national bird.
*'''[[Trumpeter Swan]]''', ''Cygnus buccinator'' is a [[North America]]n species very similar to the Whooper Swan (and sometimes treated as a subspecies of it), which was hunted almost to [[extinction]] but has since recovered: it is one of the heaviest [[flight|flying]] animals, at up to 17 kilograms (38 pounds).
*'''[[Whistling Swan]]''', ''Cygnus columbianus'' is a relatively small swan which breeds on the [[North America]]n tundra, further north than other swans. It winters in the [[USA]].
*'''[[Bewick's Swan]]''', ''Cygnus bewickii'' is the Eurasian form which migrates from Arctic [[Russia]] to western Europe and eastern Asia ([[China]], [[Japan]]) in winter. The reserves of the [[Royal Society for the Protection of Birds]] and of the [[Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust]] in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] are important for Bewick's and Whooper Swans. It is often considered a subspecies of ''C. columbianus'', creating the species [[Tundra Swan]].
*'''[[Black Swan]]''', ''Cygnus atratus'' of [[Australia]], and introduced in [[New Zealand]]. The Black Swan is the official state emblem of [[Western Australia]], and is also the symbol of the [[Sydney]] beachside suburb of [[Dee Why]].
**'''[[New Zealand Swan]]''', ''Cygnus atratus sumnerensis'' {{StatusPrehistoric}}
*'''[[Black-necked Swan]]''', ''Cygnus melancoryphus'' of [[South America]], formerly ''Sthenelides melanocorypha''.
*'''[[Mute Swan]]''', ''Cygnus olor'', is a common temperate Eurasian species, often semi-domesticated; descendants of domestic flocks are naturalized in the United States and elsewhere.
Genus '''''Coscoroba''''' <small>[[Ludwig Reichenbach|Reichenbach]] [[1853]]</small>
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*'''[[Coscoroba Swan]]''', ''Coscoroba coscoroba'', also of South America
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User Cowmuf as well as unregistered IPs keep returning to this entry to vandalize it with political opinion, and lies concerning the entry. Vandalism has also included spammish links to DVD sales web pages and other spam.
Image:NPS Wildlife. Trumpeter Swan on Nest.jpg|Trumpeter Swan
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Image:flock-of-tundra-swans.jpg|Flock of Tundra Swans migrating near Alma, WI, USA
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===[[Chimera]]=Trivia==
*Swans are revered in many religions and cultures, especially [[Hinduism]]. The [[Sanskrit]] word for swan is ''hamsa'' or ''hansa'', and it is the vehicle of many deities like the goddess [[Saraswati]]. It is mentioned several times in the [[Vedic]] literature, and some swans have also been said to have the knowledge of the Supreme Being [[Brahman]]. They are said to reside in the summers in the [[Lake Manasarovar|Manasarovar]] lake and migrate to [[India]]n lakes for the winter, eat pearls, and separate milk from water in a mixture of both. Hindu iconography typically shows the Mute Swan. It is wrongly supposed by many Historians that the word ''hamsa'' only means a goose, since today swans are no more found in India, not even in most zoos. However, [[ornithology|ornithological]] checklists like [http://www.wcmc.org.uk/igcmc/rl_anml/indbird.html this] clearly classify several species of swans as [[vagrant]] birds in India.
DreamGuy persistently removes items from this page. He has, despite repeated requests, discussed only one of these on the talk page, and that explanation is out-of-date, or false. Rather than report this as vandalism, perhaps protection will get him to explain himself. [[User:Pmanderson|Septentrionalis]] 23:41, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
*It is almost a [[taboo]] to kill a swan in some countries since they had been used as a symbols or weapon insignia for important families ([[England]] for example has a written law against killing swans), if a swan was deliberately killed that perpetrator will be seriously prosecuted.
:Protected. But please not that a content dispute is ''not'' vandalism. Read [[Wikipedia:Vandalism#What vandalism is not]]. [[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]]·[[User talk:Dmcdevit|t]] 03:50, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
*In the [[Greek mythology]] epic [[Helen of Troy]]. Helen is half swan half human due to that her parents was an union of a swan ([Zeus] in swan disguise) and a human female. Helen is said to be so beautiful that she was the reason a 10 year long siege war started in [[Troy]].
*One [[Chinese idiom]] about swan is ''"You are a scoundrel who wants to eat swan meat!"'' . This idiom refer to people who are rude and ask/demand a reward they shouldn't deserve.
==See also==
=== [[Anthony Walker]] ===
* [[Wildfowl]]
Please consider protecting the article [[Anthony Walker]] which is being repeatedly being replaced with irrelevant "news stories" that appear to have a strong racist motive. The vandal, operating from many IP addresses in the 80.1.17x.xx range, has been reported to [[Wikipedia:Vandalism in progress|Vandalism in progress]]. Please ensure his latest vandalisation is not the one protected! (Yes, I know, it's always the wrong version protected, but nevertheless!). Thanks. [[User:Redvers|Redvers]] ★ [[User_talk:Redvers|Hello]] ★ [[Special:Contributions/Redvers|Doings]] 20:02, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
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:I'll protect it. Looks like you are right. It's getting absolutely slammed with vandals right now. --[[User:Woohookitty|''Woohookitty'']]<sup>[[User talk:Woohookitty|(cat scratches)]]</sup> 14:24, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
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=== [[Macedonians (ethnic group)]] ===
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Could someone please protect the [[Macedonians (ethnic group)]] page. There is a frightful four-way edit-war going on there, but no one is using the talk page! I think that all parties could benefit from not being able to revert, but only to talk. [[User:GrandfatherJoe|GrandfatherJoe]] ([[User talk:GrandfatherJoe|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/GrandfatherJoe|contribs]]) 16:14, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
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:Protected, and I alerted Ed Poor, who's meditating this dispute. [[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]]·[[User talk:Dmcdevit|t]] 03:42, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
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I request protecting the page [[Bhumihar]] as I find the page has been subject to persistent vandalism / pushing of POVs/ information without reference, and so on, I am requesting for protection of the page. I have placed a request on the talk page of the article that interested editors should discuss the contents there, for inclusion in the article. As an administrator, I am no protecting the page, as I have remained myself involved with this page as an editor. Thanks. --[[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] 08:48, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
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:Been quiet since then. I'd say come back in a few says if it starts up again, but leave it unprotected for now. [[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]]·[[User talk:Dmcdevit|t]] 03:42, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
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::That is fine. --[[User:Bhadani|Bhadani]] 07:09, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
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=== [[Bob the Builder]] ===
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*Frequent vandilism by more than a dozen IPs. 25 edits in past half hour. History: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_the_Builder&action=history --[[User:Jeffrey O. Gustafson|Jeffrey O. Gustafson]] - ''[[User:Jeffrey O. Gustafson/Contributions|Shazaam!]]'' - [[User_Talk:Jeffrey O. Gustafson|<*>]] 03:26, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
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:Protected. --[[User:Ryan Delaney|Ryan Delaney]] [[User talk:Ryan Delaney|<sup><b>talk</b></sup>]] 03:47, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
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* I added a section named Humor & Legacy to the article. Another editor started deleting parts of my edit claiming they were offensive. I called for third party opinions, we received one opinion that supported my stance and the page remained unedited for about two weeks. Then, the same user divided the article to move the newly added section into new article, without providing any explanation for that. I tried to discuss openly in the talk page, but the user ignores my efforts to reach an aggrement, responds irrelevantly in only one sentence, offends me, and keeps reverting the article to the "censored" version. [[User:AldirmaGonul|AldirmaGonul]] 03:09, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
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:Doesn't look that serious right now, no protection. I would file a [[WP:RFM]] for that dispute though. [[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]]·[[User talk:Dmcdevit|t]] 03:40, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
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===[[Bank of Scotland]]===
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* [[User:Mais_oui!]] keeps inserting a claim that the Bank of Scotland was a central bank for the [[Kingdom of Scotland]]. The claim was then removed with reference to the bank's own account of its history, which does not mention this. Other users have also argued against this claim, and cited other reliable sources against the central bank claim. Unfortunately, the user keeps adding the claim back, without providing any source to back his claim. It would be better to protect the page for the time being. This will stop the user adding in unreliable claims, without any source, and stop the ongoing edit war. [[User:Astrotrain|Astrotrain]] 19:42, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
**Nothing since Oct. 26. Watchlisted but not protected. [[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]]·[[User talk:Dmcdevit|t]] 00:44, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
===[[Democratic peace theory]]===
Month-old edit war; 1RR doesn't seem to be helping. Saw this on RCP. [[User:Alphax|Alphax]] <sup >[[User talk:Alphax|τ]][[Special:Emailuser/Alphax|ε]][[Special:Contributions/Alphax|χ]]</sup > 16:31, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
:Protected. --[[User:Ryan Delaney|Ryan Delaney]] [[User talk:Ryan Delaney|<sup><b>talk</b></sup>]] 03:50, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
===[[Totse]]===
Just look at the history, it's been massively vandalized the past couple of weeks. We need to end this madness, before the log of changes is bigger than the article itself..if this is not already the case. -- [[User:SoothingR|SoothingR]] 19:33, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
: Protected for a short period. --[[User:Tony Sidaway|Tony Sidaway]][[User talk:Tony Sidaway|<small><sup>Talk</sup></small>]] 00:25, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
== Current requests for unprotection==
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=== [[Urdu]] ===
User [[User:Ragib|Ragib]], who was active in editting the Urdu language page has now reverted the page to his preferred version and then blocked it. May someone please unblock this page--[[User:JusticeLaw|JusticeLaw]] 20:20, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
: While not endorsing your characterization above, I agree that the article should remain unprotected. I have done so. --[[User:Tony Sidaway|Tony Sidaway]][[User talk:Tony Sidaway|<small><sup>Talk</sup></small>]] 12:25, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
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