Venkatesh Kittur, Courtship ritual - Australian Black Swans (ANIMALS 2024)

In the initial stages of mating, the swans, with their bodies almost side-by-side, they will start dipping their heads below the water surface and then pulling them back out and preening themselves. This is called Head Bobbing

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