The whooper swan, like its onomatopoeic cousins ... with its effortless glide on the mirror of a lake and lovely, unfurling flight, signaled evanescence and evoked immortal longings.

See how white shows up in the unexpected and the everyday in this gallery. Here, whooper swans take flight above a frozen landscape in Japan. The swans take off mostly on water, but can also do so ...

The commonest cause of death in mute swans is collision with cables when flying. A swan’s eyes, located at the sides of the head, give it virtual all-round vision, warning it of impending attack by ...