mute swan
noun
: a common white swan (Cygnus olor) that produces no loud notes, is native to Europe and western Asia, and has been introduced into parts of the U.S.
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What makes mute swans so destructive?
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Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Despite the nongame classification, there’s nothing stopping a hunter from eating a mute swan.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust says that three species of swans are native to the U.K., with the mute swan being the most recognizable.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
According to ancient lore, the monarch owns all members of the mute swan species found in Britain’s open waters.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 16 July 2025
Along with them were four mute swans and nearly a dozen buffleheads.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
What To Know Students and staff are mourning the loss of white mute swan Zeus, a longtime campus fixture.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The mute swans’ carcasses were recovered Nov. 26 from Mather Lake at Mather Regional Park by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Despite the nongame classification, there’s nothing stopping a hunter from eating a mute swan.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust says that three species of swans are native to the U.K., with the mute swan being the most recognizable.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
According to ancient lore, the monarch owns all members of the mute swan species found in Britain’s open waters.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 16 July 2025
Along with them were four mute swans and nearly a dozen buffleheads.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
What To Know Students and staff are mourning the loss of white mute swan Zeus, a longtime campus fixture.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The mute swans’ carcasses were recovered Nov. 26 from Mather Lake at Mather Regional Park by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
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