BATTLE AT SERPENTINE LAKE - Survival Of The Fittest
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Uploaded by SerpentineSwimming on Dec 30, 2007
"The King", a male Mute Swan, aggressively defends his lake against any potential threats. This swan and his mate have two fairly mature cygnets and share the lake with many birds including other swans but he takes exception to some of them. (A male swan is called a "Cob" and a female a "Pen".) He had chased this other swan most of the morning and had moved on to chasing others when he saw it return again. Usually the raised wings, double leg stroke swimming motion and aggressive posture are enough to drive off "rivals", and we have seldom seen actual physical confrontations on the lake. The reason he stands on his opponent is likely instinctive since in the water he would try and get on top of the opponent and drown him. This one made it to land.
Before you ask, the other swan did get away, after human intervention, but he was last seen coming back for another round. And so it goes... they'll sort it out one way or the other.
Music: Leave My Business - Peter Tosh, Johnny Too Bad - The Slickers, Everybody Hurts - REM
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All I can say is wow, I have regularly seen swan aggression toward geese, and one nearby lake is home to about 2 dozen in the fall- good feeding there I presume. Yours was behavior i hadn't seen before thanks for sharing it.
searella59 10 months ago
The king really had it in for that 1 swan! That's funny when that goose thinks the 2 swans are after him, & he takes off. He must've been relieved to see what was really happening!
SnowbirdFlock 1 year ago
I love watching swans go about their business, gracefull and elegant, but can also be belligerant and hostile toward a perceived threat. All part of nature.
cygnophile 2 years ago
That swan was smart to run to land. Because he could have been drowned in the water by the two of them.
VetBoi87 3 years ago
Yeah Mute swans are very territorial.I would have stepped in and grabbed that swan out of the way... if humans can help then they should.
VetBoi87 3 years ago
Lol, I enjoyed your video and description! Good job! :)
Zephoratube 3 years ago
true
Cheetahfan5598 3 years ago
yes but nature has to happen...
biscie455 3 years ago
nature is usually cruel
masterofelements1884 3 years ago