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Goose Animals - photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org: Goose (plural geese) is the general English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae. This family also includes swans, most of which are larger than geese, and ducks, which are smaller. This article deals with the true geese in the subfamily Anserinae, tribe Anserini. A number of other waterbirds, mainly related to the shelducks, have "goose" as part of their name. True geese are medium to large birds, always (with the exception of [br]the Nēnē) associated to a greater or lesser extent with water. Most [br]species in Europe, Asia and North America are strongly migratory [br]as wild birds, breeding in the far north and wintering much further [br]south. However, escapes and introductions have led to resident feral [br]populations of several species. Geese have been domesticated for centuries. In the West, farmyard geese are descended from the Greylag, but in Asia the Swan Goose has been farmed for at least as long. All geese eat a largely vegetarian diet, and can become pests when [br]flocks feed on arable crops or inhabit ponds or grassy areas in urban [br]environments. They also take invertebrates if the opportunity presents itself; domestic geese will try out most novel food items for edibility. Geese usually mate for life, though a small number will "divorce" [br]and remate. They tend to lay a smaller number of eggs than ducks, [br]however, both parents protect the nest and young, which usually results [br]in a higher survival rate for the young geese. Not all couples are heterosexual, as both females and males will form long-term same-sex couples [br]with greater or lesser frequency depending on species (Bagemihl, 1999). [br]Of the heterosexual couples, a significant proportion are non-breeding [br]despite having an active sexual life. See Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, and Snow Goose

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