Goose | Wildlife

The Wildlife | Gorilla | Many geese can live to be 20-25 years old.  If you get a goose, be prepared to have it around for quite a while!  Actually, be prepared to have a couple of them around for quite a while, as geese by nature hang around in groups and need companionship.  If you don't want a breeding pair, it's a good idea to get a couple of females, as males may fight.  We just happened to get lucky and the two males we had got along very well.

A goose is a medium to large sized bird found in Europe, Asia and North America. There are around 29 known species of geese around the world including Canadian geese and Snowy geese. Geese mate and build their nests in order to raise their baby geese (known as goslings) in the north during the warmer summer months and the geese then migrate south in the winter to the warmer climates when the baby geese are strong enough to fly.

Geese are known to have extremely strong wings as they migrate long distances every year to the warmer climates. Due to the fact that the wingspan of a goose is so large (normally one and half times the size of the goose's body), and the wings of the goose are so strong, a goose is known to be able to inflict severe damage to humans should it become threatened or annoyed! Not only do geese flap their wings to intimidate unwanted company, but they are also known to make a loud hissing noise. If these methods of defence fail, it is not uncommon for a goose to simply charge at the intruder hissing and flapping it's wings all at the same time.

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