King Charles Doesn’t Have as Many Swans as He Used to For hundreds of years, the royal family has laid claim to many of England’s swans. An annual count found a worrisome drop in cygnets along a stretch of the River Thames this year.
Britain Has a New King. The Swans Have a New Owner. Thanks to a centuries-old law, the country’s monarch also happens to be the owner of its population of mute swans.
The ‘Ultimate Bird’ Once Prowled the Seas of a Young Japan Researchers described Annakacygna, a family of flightless ancient swans that were filter-feeders.