A mute swan typically has only one mate in its lifetime. Pairs usually don’t break up, often only seeking a new partner if their mate dies. Three Swan Species Live in North America Only three ...

Six swans, including three cygnets, have been found stabbed and beheaded. Two mute swans were decapitated in Birchmere Park, Thamesmead, south-east London, last month - a third was found mutilated ...