--- description: Swan attacks man taking a selfie at Grend Bend Zoo in Kansas. title: WATCH: Swan Attacks Man Taking a Selfie image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # WATCH: Swan Attacks Man Taking a Selfie  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 31, 2014 4:11 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jul 31, 2014 4:11 PM CUT A swan “attacked” a man who was just trying to take a selfie with it. As YouTube user Steven Takata explains in the description of the [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IJSvedPUk4 "undefined"), “My brother-in-law got a little too close for his selfie with the trumpeter swans at the Great Bend Zoo in Kansas.” The clip also shows the selfie, which turned out pretty well, making the whole ordeal worth it after all. It is possible that the swan wanted to make sure it was featured prominently in the shot, given it’s North America’s largest waterfowl. **MORE:** [Elephant Takes The Greatest Selfie of All Time](http://time.com/135825/elephant-takes-the-greatest-selfie-of-all-time/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3063664/swan-attacks-man-selfie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3063664/swan-attacks-man-selfie/"},"headline":"WATCH: Swan Attacks Man Taking a Selfie","datePublished":"2014-07-31T16:11:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:03.750Z","description":"The man ruffled its feathers","url":"https://time.com/3063664/swan-attacks-man-selfie/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3063664/swan-attacks-man-selfie/","name":"WATCH: Swan Attacks Man Taking a Selfie"}}]}] ```