Geese

Our tongues are always wet because the moisture helps to stop friction when we use our mouths to talk and eat, our saliva glands pump saliva into our mouths all the time..

they are wet all the time, you have to swallow so your mouth doesnt overflow.

you will dribble like a baby haha if your tongue doesnt produce saliva your mouth will catch on fire and you will slwly melt to death.. hahahahahahahahaha.

They are bottom feeders so it's a good food source

Sea Cows (also known as Sirenia) are herbivores, and thus, they eat all aquatic plants, with variations depending on their environment.

When the lead goose gets tired, he rotates back in the wing and another goose flies point.

Yes, unfortunately this is exactly what happened to my rouen duck. I had a baby pool that was in their pen from summer, and had remained frozen all winter long. Yesterday, it must of thawed enough to allow him to wade, and I found him this a.m. frozen in a 1/2 inch of ice. So sad! I never saw this as a danger for them. Now, I have a solo duck. We had them for a year, and I really enjoyed watching the pair waddle and swim around together. So, my advise to anyone would be to keep all water/snow holding containers out of their pen until nicer weather.

They start from wherever they make their summer home.

Unfortunately, prices vary according to local market demands. The cost of shipping six geese (especially the type that are a-laying) from a "more economical market" may preclude THAT thought. Good luck, though!

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For legal purposes, yes a goose is considered a farm animal. It is a domesticated species that is raised specifically by and for humans. Common uses of geese include fattening for slaughter, harvest of the feathers for down-filled garments and blankets, as a watch animal for other birds such as chickens or ducks, and as a companion.

Canadian geese move north in the late part of the summer. Canadian geese do not migrate during the winter months.

Yes they do swim

Wild ducklings eat mostly insects, algae and grain. Soggy bread and crackers aren't healthy for them. They will also like finely chopped strawberries and apple or romaine lettuce. Make sure it's small enough for them to swallow.

You can also buy chick or duck starter (non-medicated) or duck feed pellets that are small enough for them to eat.

swimming

Most animals who can fly eliminate waste whenever they feel the need to do so. If they are on the ground, they eliminate their waste where they are sitting-- in a yard, in the forest, etc. If they are flying, they eliminate it while they are in flight: you may have had a pigeon or a seagull mess on your car's windshield, for example. So, yes, a goose could certainly do this too.

It could be more, but 7 is the least amount you need to make a gaggle.

I can only speak for Canadian Geese here, but they do not change their appearance. They experience a molt once a year, where they lose their feathers, but the feathers grow back with the same pattern. Once they lose their fur as goslings and get their adult feathers, that's their coloring for life.

Living things respond to the environment. Thus this is an example of the characteristic of the ability to respond to stimuli.

Only against the moon or when passing below clouds that are backlit by the moon.

You can also spot them if you are in an urban area where there are parking lot lights on.

If you are interested in observing night flight, listen for a member of the flock to be honking as they pass by. Seems most of the geese I see at night have a member of their flock emitting a honking signal.

There are many places, both online and offline, to purchase goose down pillows. Amazon offer a 'wash and dry me' white goose down pillow. Alternatively Marks and Spencer, House of Fraser and John Lewis also stock this product.

A wild mother duck thinks her ducklings should fend for themselves. They do follow her around, and she will show, by example, what to eat and how to collect it, but she will not gather food for the babies as a songbird would. A wild baby duck will eat small insects, snails and earthworms hidden in the grass, a lot of "greens" (grasses, weeds, etc.), and if they are at a pond, there are small water insect larvae right at the shoreline for them to shovel up and devour.

The Black swan is native to Australia. It has also been introduced to New Zealand. Although it is the avian emblem of Western Australia, it is found throughout Australia, except for the desert interior and Cape York Peninsula.