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Geese
Known for their distinctive "Honk!", geese are either gray (Anser), white (Chen), or black (Branta). Here you can find questions and answers about the various geese, their migration patters, size, weight, and more.
1,163 Questions
Goose is singular - one goose.
Geese is the plural form - three geese.
Where do geese go in the winter?
Some fly south, some choose not to migrate at all because they can withstand the winter temperatures. It's up to the goose.
Those that do migrate, at least those who use the Mississippi Flyway, spend the winter in southern United States and Mexico.
Smart bird, if you ask me!
Is a Canadian snow goose a carnivore?
Canada geese are primarily herbivores,although they sometimes eat small insects and fish.
Geese on the ground is called a gaggle geese in the air is called what?
A flock of geese in flight may be called a skein.
Why do geese fly south every year?
The Earth is NOT a solid-core structure. As like ALL comets, nebula, planets, and stars, it is a shell spinning about a central hot core of a comparably small diameter. This inner surface - in the case of Earth - is well-lit by this "inner sun" and full of land, lakes, and vegetation. Many birds migrate INTO the "Inner Earth" during winter.
Workers in both Alaska and Antarctica have always reported birds migrating the "wrong way" in winter. They are, in fact, migrating to warmer climates.
If a goose lives in the southern hemisphere, then flying north would get it to a warmer climate. So southern-hemisphere geese would fly north in the winter. But, "winter" in the southern hemisphere is June-September.
ducks and geese, although able to breed, are unable to produce offspring due to different chromosome numbers (same species and interbreedable species have the same number of chromosomes, this produces viable, fertile offspring).
basically what you have between your duck and geese is the very common species barrier, rendering it impossible for the duck and geese to have offspring, but it is not impossible for them to mate.
Another thing, having experience with this myself, except it was a duck and a pelican, the duck will lay eggs, that's what they do, they've mated and figure they should, but none of the eggs will be fertilized unless another boy duck snuck in one night.
A horse and donkey can gowever. Horses and donkeys can interbreed to form a mule, but the mule has an odd number of chromosomes. Horses have 64 chromosomes, giving 32 in a gamete to a mule, whereas donkeys have 62 chromosomes, giving 31 in a gamete to a mule.
The thing that keeps mules from reproducing is the fact that they have 63 chromosomes and are therefore incapable of making gametes (sex chromosomes that have half the chromosome count) because 63 is not evenly divided by 2. they can mate just fine, but they cannot create viable sex cells (eggs and sperm). Some also believe that this hybrid cross is infertile because the chromosomes line up incorrectly, completely stopping the spermatogenesis process (the process that creates sperm).
How fast can a scared goose run?
On land, he can outrun a human. In the sky he can do about 40 mph and anyone who has gotten close to a landing goose feels every mile of that.
What is the life cycle of the snow goose?
The life of a Canada is much like the life of a human: they are born (but hatched, of course), they go through a quick childhood and adolescence and then are adults. They stay with a mate for life and life for the most part with their families. Unfortunately, and also like humans, some do die at the hand of a gun.
How do you support a broken wing on a goose?
Call the animal rescue service very quickly. Eg, RSPCA. They will know what is best for the poor bird. Until they arrive, keep an eye on the goose.
How do you hatch a goose egg without a Mother Goose?
Buy one or find one in a swamp that just "happened" to be there and put it in a incubator and hatch it.
How long do domestic geese live?
domestic geese tend to have a life-span of about 4-10 years, but somtimes, depeding on where they live, like on a farm or in a house as a pet, they are killed before they reach their life expectancy for food or because they have been run over or something.
grass, reed, sea aster, cattails, and root stocks of alkali bulrush
When birds fly in a V formation why does the bird in the front have to work the hardest?
Because the wind is on that bird. that front bird is protecting all the other birds from the wind. After a while the front bird aka the leader gets tired and goes to the back of the shape and then another bird will have it's turn to go to the front of the queue . ellie,10
Where can you buy Canadian geese in Alabama?
You cannot buy Canadian geese anywhere. You can buy Canada geese, the proper name of the species.
How long is the gestation period for a goose?
28-30 days
25-30 days
Goose eggs take about a month to hatch.
When do baby geese learn to fly?
according to http://www.geesepeace.org/geesefactsmore.html - 2 to 3 months - or around July/August is resident geese
Do geese in fly to the south during winter?
Geese usually fly south for winter a few weeks before the season starts, so they have enough time to reach their destination without being hindered by snow storms and other hazards winter brings.
