Hi,

let's see if the subject triggers Brian's SPAM cancel bot :-)))

Taken in Neumuenster Animal Park, Germany, September 1999.

Greetings -

Ralf

--
My animal photo page on the WWW - Meine Tierfotoseite im Internet:
http://mercury.spaceports.com/~schmode
PGP (DH/DSS + RSA) at http://mercury.spaceports.com/~schmode/pgpkey.htm
or from key servers (use keys with "TrustCenter" certificate)

filename="Whoopswan002.jpg"


Comments
=======
The whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) is a large Northern Hemisphere swan. Cygnus cygnus require large areas of water to live in, especially when they are still growing, because their body weight cannot be supported by their legs for extended periods of time. The whooper swans spend much of their time swimming, straining the water for food, or eating plants that grow on the bottom.