Very interesting~ will research this further now. The lake drains at one end and is fed by the runoff from all the hills around the lake. (It is manmade.) There are houses around the lake and above it. There are 4 large fountains that run continuously throughout the summer. Occasionally we do...
She has been here for many years....her mate was killed a few years ago by someone with a bow and arrow....Hard to believe. Anyway, we have a Vet who will evaluate her for small fee......Hope we can help her. We have our second real meeting tomorrow.....
I've never seen her walk in the 5 months that I've been here....but the head workers says he has never seen her walking. It is really something-- she crawls on her stomach into the water but is only about 1-2 feet from the side of the lake....Then she swims, beautifully. Weird.
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Well now we have a beautiful swan that is sitting by the side of the lake for hours, defecating right where she is lying, and when she goes back into the water she scoots on her abdomen. (I have never seen her walk, but she is said to be old.) She IS swimming fine, and eating...