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name         Angela T.
status       educator
age          20s

Question -   I was wondering what the collective name of a female
swan is?  Male is the cob.
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The female is called a "pen" and the young are called "cygnets".  There are
several web sites that give good information about swans and their life
history.  One is the Trumpeter Swan Society
(http://www.taiga.net/swans/swan_information.html).

Laura Hungerford, DVM, MPH, PhD
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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