Carer hugging a black necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus). This swan has imprinted onto the carer as its substitute mother, so he must aid its transiti

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Carer hugging a black necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus). This swan has imprinted onto the carer as its substitute mother, so he must aid its transition back into the wild. The swan lives and breeds in South America. Photographed in Brittany, France, in January.

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Photo credit: © PATRICK LANDMANN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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