The bar-headed goose eats wheat, rice, and barley.
The bar-headed goose eats wheat, rice, and barley.
The Bar-Headed Goose has been seen flying around Mount Everest at up to thirty thousand feet, that is higher than the summit.
The bar-headed goose flys at the highest altitude and reaches the highest altitude of any animal.
That is thought to be the Bar-Headed Goose, although you may want to take that with a pinch of salt. The Bar-headed Goose is thought to be one of the world's highest flying birds, having been heard flying across Mount Makalu (the fifth highest mountain on earth at 8,481 metres (27,825 ft)) and apparently seen over Mount Everest (8,848 metres (29,029 ft), although this is a second hand report with no verification).
The Bar-headed Goose migrates over the Himalayas to spend the winter in India and breeds in the arctic wetlands during the summer.
I can't copy pictures here due to the fair use policy, but some animals found on Mount Everest are: Black Jumping spider, Bare-headed goose, and Chough.
Bar-headed geese, Anser indicus, breeds in Central Asia, often in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes.
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The Bar-Headed Goose has been seen flying around Everest at up to thirty thousand feet. Another bird that has been known to survive on Everest is the Chough, this bird has been seen as high as 7,920 meters.
There are a number of geese species that are found in Portugal. These include the bean goose, the pink-footed goose, the white-fronted goose, the greylag goose, the snow goose, as well as the Brent goose.
The Bar-Headed Goose has been seen flying around Everest at up to thirty thousand feet. Another bird that has been known to survive on Everest is the Chough, this bird has been seen as high as 7,920 meters.