Many animals in the animal kingdom have great memories and many will recognize each other and will recognize other animals as well.
This article looks into whether swans recognize humans.
Do swans recognize humans?
Yes, swans do recognize humans, these birds are quite smart and can tell humans apart.
This trait is necessary as they need to know which animals are safe or not, thus the birds have developed the ability to recognize the faces of both animals and humans.
Not only do swans recognize humans, but these birds have good memories as well and will remember you long-term, so, if you’ve been good to the swan the bird will remember this and have positive feelings towards you when it sees you next.
However, if you were not so great to the bird then the swan will have negative feelings towards you when it sees you next.
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