vocab
What does breed mean?
To have babies
How long do Tundra swans stay with their partners?
For life
What color are Tundra Swans
White
Is it easy or hard to tell the two types of swans apart?
Hard
Swans prefer to nest near what?
The wetlands
What is the word for finding a partner
mate
Name a predator that swans can fight off
Foxes
how big is each swan couple's territory?
Two square kilometers or three-fourths of a square mile
Which species of swan does not have a lore spot
Trumpeter
What is a diet?
What you eat
what does solitary mean
alone or by yourself
Two types of Swans are...
Tundra and Trumpeter
What kind of plants do the Tundra swans eat?
Aquatic
What is a mollusk
A kind of shellfish
Submerged is another word for
underwater
What does incubate mean
Keep warm and protect
How many eggs do the female swans lay?
Four
swans take off from the water with what kind of start?
A running start
What do swans line their nests with?
moss and grasses
airborne means
flying in the air
Who are we predators to?
Any animal that we eat. chicken, cow, lamb and turkey
Name of the yellow patch by the Tundra swan's eyes
Lore spot
How long do Tundra Swans live in the wild
20 years
Is the Trumpeter's call lower or higher?
Lower
What is an omnivore
Something that eats meat and vegetables