Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) {!--혹고니--> Mute swan pair
Image ID: line2623, America's Coastlines Collection
Location: Patuxent River, Maryland
Photo Date: 2003 February 2
Photographer: Mary Hollinger, NESDIS/NODC biologist, NOAA
Source:
The NOAA Photo Library http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/
The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. Cygnus olor is native to much of Eurasia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. Cygnus olor is an introduced species in North America, Australasia and southern Africa. The name 'mute' derives from it being less vocal than other swan species.
