The whooper swan, like its onomatopoeic cousins, the whistling and the trumpeter, belongs to an elegant society of sisters; the mute, Bewick's, black, and black-necked fill out the ranks.

She was so popular they've decided to name one of the Bewick's swans after her, and a little information on how to spot Bettie.

Cui Liang, marketing director of Shengtian Lake in Ruicheng county, Yuncheng, Shanxi, told China Daily that the whooper swan is a rare species in China and is classified as a second-class ...