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Sleeping baby swans

submitted by dulcima to Wildlife 4 monthsDec 26, 2024 06:31:37 ago (+40/-0)     (files.catbox.moe)

https://files.catbox.moe/a5gi2j.mp4



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[ - ] Whatthefuck 5 points 4 monthsDec 26, 2024 09:02:24 ago (+5/-0)

Cygnets. Baby swans are called cygnets.

[ - ] Shitcreek 1 point 4 monthsDec 26, 2024 09:18:20 ago (+1/-0)

TIL, never knew that.

[ - ] Whatthefuck 2 points 4 monthsDec 26, 2024 09:31:19 ago (+2/-0)

I think it comes from Latin, but we got it via the French. Baby animal names and collective nouns are just fun aspects of English.

[ - ] Ragnar 2 points 4 monthsDec 26, 2024 10:04:40 ago (+2/-0)

Different names for animals and their meat is a French influence on English via normand invasions. Tangentially related note

[ - ] Lost_In_The_Thinking 2 points 4 monthsDec 26, 2024 10:24:53 ago (+2/-0)

I agree. They're called terms of venary, originally used by animal hunters to describe their prey, described in thee 15th century "Book of St Albans". James Lipton wrote a book about this called "An Exaltation of Larks".

[ - ] i_scream_trucks 5 points 4 monthsDec 26, 2024 06:56:45 ago (+5/-0)

it looks like someone threw a pair of moccies in the lake.

[ - ] Ragnar 3 points 4 monthsDec 26, 2024 10:02:55 ago (+3/-0)

For once, not a disgusting reptile but beautiful swans from dulcé

[ - ] BoozyB 1 point 4 monthsDec 26, 2024 12:53:44 ago (+1/-0)

If the video had been a little longer, you would have seen a snapping turtle grab at least one of them from below.

[ - ] i_scream_trucks 0 points 4 monthsDec 27, 2024 11:19:09 ago (+0/-0)

then move the camera around a bit further and find a roo trying to drown a dog.

[ - ] RobertJHarsh 3 points 4 monthsDec 26, 2024 08:37:39 ago (+3/-0)

"It's too early for this shit....back to sleep"

[ - ] bobdole9 3 points 4 monthsDec 26, 2024 08:11:10 ago (+3/-0)

Swans are Grade A assholes...must be quite the zoom on the lens.

[ - ] Shitcreek 0 points 4 monthsDec 26, 2024 09:18:54 ago (+0/-0)

Geese are grade A asshole creatures.

[ - ] dulcima [op] 3 points 4 monthsDec 26, 2024 06:34:15 ago (+3/-0)

[ - ] pickingrinninspittin 1 point 4 monthsDec 26, 2024 11:25:01 ago (+1/-0)

"Hey! Who put my new slippers in the pond?"

[ - ] Cantaloupe 0 points 4 monthsDec 26, 2024 22:30:01 ago (+0/-0)

Pond slippers