Mute swans are generally considered invasive in the U.S. and these populations are not migratory. They typically weigh between 20-25 pounds and grow to around 55-62 inches. Their wingspans range from ...

It's the first time since 1957 that white mute swans have arrived in Lakeland by plane. That was the year Queen Elizabeth II gifted two swans to the city.

In an effort to introduce fresh genetics into the local swan population and diversify the gene pool, the City of Lakeland recently acquired six new white mute swans.

The whooper swan, like its onomatopoeic cousins, the whistling and the trumpeter, belongs to an elegant society of sisters; the mute ... frantic paddling of webbed feet and heavy beating of ...