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The Silver Swan thebowesmuseum.org.uk

ajb8 hours ago

Amazing for 250 year old automaton. A bit odd that the show is it catching a fish! Swans are not predators. Given the immense diligence it must have taken to build, I hardly imagine they overlooked that fact - they must have cared less for ecological accuracy than for making a good spectacle.

proee7 hours ago

Swans do occasionally eat small fish.

layer87 hours ago

Sometimes even larger ones: https://youtu.be/HA44-I6RgY4

advisedwang6 hours ago

This is a 404 for me :(

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