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Can mute swans and trumpeter swans mate?
By:Trisha
Date: 20 June 2016

There is a little lake next to my house that two swans are at. The male is a trumpeter swan and the female is a mute swan. She has been sitting on 5 eggs for over 6 weeks. Can those different types of swans mate?

If the eggs don't have cygnets in them, then why does she continue to sit on them?

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Can mute swans and trumpeter swans mate? -- Trisha -- 20 June 2016
Re: Can mute swans and trumpeter swans mate? -- The Regal Swan -- 21 June 2016
Re: Can mute swans and trumpeter swans mate? -- Trisha -- 21 June 2016
Re: Can mute swans and trumpeter swans mate? -- The Regal Swan -- 21 June 2016