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Campus investigates mysterious death of beloved swan
The University of Nevada, Reno announced on March 10 that a beloved male mute swan named Zeus, who had been a fixture on ...
How Swans Stay White in Muddy Waters
Each swan feather has a shaft with closely spaced barbs extending outward, and each barb has even smaller branches, or ...
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Community urged to assist in investigation of Zeus the swan's mysterious death at UNR
RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The University of Nevada, Reno is mourning the loss of Zeus, the cherished swan who resided at Manzanita Lake. Known for his striking white feathers and gentle demeanor, ...
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The Crow and the Peacock
While he was drinking a swan glided past. 'She is the most beautiful bird I have ever seen,' he thought to himself. 'Her feathers are so perfectly white it almost hurts my eyes to look at her.' ...
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National Ballet of Canada’s Swan Lake is a tender ode to the classic, but with contemporary plumage
In a way, that’s still true – at the National Ballet of Canada, the piece is defined as much by its feathers as it is ... the innocence of the white swan as well as the seductive cunning ...