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The trumpeter swan has long been used for its plumage and meat. Remains from prehistoric settlements in North America indicate that the trumpeter swan was eaten and that trumpeter swan bones were used to make primitive tools and beads. American painter John James Audubon used the quills of trumpeter swans to draw the fine detail in many of his drawings. Trumpeter swans were driven to the brink of extinction by 1933, when only 33 birds remained. Today trumpeter swans are making a comeback, and their numbers are slowly increasing.
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