{"id":1699,"date":"2014-12-29T16:02:35","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T21:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=1699"},"modified":"2014-12-29T16:05:37","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T21:05:37","slug":"black-swan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/2014\/12\/29\/black-swan\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Swan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The black swan is a species of swan from Australia. Its plumage really is black except for the flight feathers.
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Black swan (Cygnus atratus<\/em>), Budapest Zoo<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

Before Europeans have reached Australia they thought that all swans were white. References to black swans usually implied something absurd or impossible.<\/p>\n

Both the bird (in its Native Australia) and various European misconceptions and superstitions about it became a cornucopia of symbols that I don’t care to discuss here, especially since some became annoying after serious overuse. It is just not fair to these beautiful birds.<\/p>\n

Further Readings:<\/h4>\n
\nBlack swan<\/a> on Wikipedia.
\nBlack swan (Cygnus atratus<\/em>)<\/a> on ARKive.
\nCygnus atratus<\/em><\/a> on the Animal Diversity Web.
\nBlack swan in popular culture<\/a> on Wikipedia.
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