Ancient art reveals extinct goose
As a University of Queensland researcher examined a 4600-year-old Egyptian painting last year, a speckled goose caught his eye.
Archaeology
Feb 23, 2021
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News tagged with geese
Fossils from ancient extinct giant flightless goose suggests it was a fighter
(Phys.org)—A small team of researchers from Italy, Norway and Austria has found evidence of an ancient extinct goose relative that once lived in what is now central Italy. In their paper published in Royal Society Open ...
Canada geese love to go where humans go
A Canada goose's brain is smaller than its pile of droppings, but the ubiquitous bird is no dummy.
Plants & Animals
Jun 14, 2021
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Evidence found of goose domestication in China 7,000 years ago
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Japan and China has found evidence of goose domestication in China approximately 7,000 years ago. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Highest-flying bird crosses the Himalayas in record time
The Bar-headed goose is one impressive creature: it migrates over the immense Himalayan mountain range twice a year, holding the record for the world's highest-flying bird.
Plants & Animals
Jun 7, 2011
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Canada uses drones to drive away geese
Canada's capital has ordered drone strikes to rid a popular Ottawa beach of pesky geese that dirty the waters with fecal matter, demonstrating on Wednesday how it works.
Other
Aug 22, 2013
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Roller coaster geese: Insights into high altitude bird flight physiology and biomechanics
Roller Coaster migratory flights of geese give unique insights into bird physiology and biomechanics at high altitudes.
Plants & Animals
Jan 15, 2015
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Polar bears may survive ice melt, with or without seals
As climate change accelerates ice melt in the Arctic, polar bears may find caribou and snow geese replacing seals as an important food source, shows a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE. The research, by Linda ...
Ecology
Sep 4, 2015
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On a warming planet, these Arctic geese rapidly found (and shared) a new migratory route
As the planet warms, animals that breed in the Arctic are at particular risk. But a new study reported in Current Biology on March 1 offers some encouraging news: in an apparent reaction to pressures along their former migratory ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2023
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Sky's no limit in high-flying goose chase
Jessica Meir turns around and looks at the gaggle of geese behind her and asks "Are you guys ready?"
Plants & Animals
Apr 14, 2011
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Goose
The word goose (plural: geese) is the English name for a group of waterfowl, belonging to the family Anatidae. This family also includes swans, most of which are larger than true geese, and ducks, which are smaller.
A number of other waterbirds, mostly related to the shelducks, have "goose" as part of their name.
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