Which birds are symbols of love or fidelity?
Swans are birds of the family Anatidae within the genus Cygnus. The swans' closest relatives include the geese and ducks.
Swans usually mate for life, although "divorce" sometimes occurs, particularly following nesting failure, and if a mate dies, the remaining swan will take up with another. The number of eggs in each clutch ranges from three to eight.
Swans are often a symbol of love or fidelity because of their long-lasting, apparently monogamous relationships.
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19 Comments
wilestj
The answer should be doves.
Donald L Hersey
The dove was singled out to represent romance because Greek mythology associated the small, white bird with Aphrodite, the goddess of love (known in Roman mythology as Venus).
Julie Allen
For thousands of years, European Turtle-doves have inspired humanity, serving as symbols of love, fidelity and new life. In Roman mythology, the bird was sacred to Demeter, Goddess of the harvest and fertility; in modern days, in Cockney rhyming slang, the words 'turtle dove' are used to mean 'love'.
Corey Taylor
Whereas the Stork is the symbol of fertility!
Pat Roberts
Doves,never ever heard of swans being the dudes of love and I’m 76!
Susan Lake-Harris
Lynne Cohen, Not always - I've spent some time with several very gentle ones.
Cheryl Love
Satish Chandran, so?
Chris Brown
wilestj, That's what I was looking for too.
dmarkc
To whom? Any of these can mean 10 different things to 10 different people from 10 different places. Question is an ugly duckling.
Shirley Dutt
I chose geese because they mate for life.
ToniP
Isn't it doves?
John W Shreve
Joy Holbrook, You were like my niece. She used to tell the stories of all the Greek figures on my parents' pottery. It was so interesting that I bought Edith Hamilton's book
which I think I still have.
Satish Chandran
Swans can be Gay.
Lynne Cohen
Beautiful but nasty birds.
bonniecardona
I always thought it was turtle doves ala the 12 days of Christmas!!
Frank Cowell
Neelanjan Roy, with SillyLilly there is 0 research. Always.
Shelley Welch Dunivan
I knew it was swans immediately. Although there are other birds including lovebirds that symbolize love the answer is from the options given. There could be a hundred answers. When are you people going to just answer from the options given without complaining?