a rare bird — how Europeans got the black swan so wrong
- Written by David Haworth, Senior Research Officer, Monash University
Bernard Spragg/flickrThe black swan is an Australian icon. The official emblem of Western Australia, depicted in the state flag and coat-of-arms, it decorates several public buildings. The bird is also the namesake for Perth’s Swan River, where the British established the Swan River Colony in 1829.
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