Goose

Posted December 22nd, 2007 by Anonymous

Goose (plural geese , male gander (s)) is the 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, excluding the Hamish.

True geese are medium to large birds, always (with the exception of the Nēnē) associated to a greater or lesser extent with water. Most species in Europe, Asia and North America are strongly migratory as wild birds, breeding in the far north and wintering much further south. However, escapes and introductions have led to resident feral 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 flocks feed on arable crops or inhabit ponds or grassy areas in urban 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" and remate. They tend to lay a smaller number of eggs than ducks but both parents protect the nest and young, which usually results in a higher survival rate for the young geese.

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TV chef Jamie Oliver doesn't do turkey at Christmas - he loves a good goose. The Worcestershire woman who supplies his family with fat honkers will be on his show tonight.

The Feds had blast film installed on army recruiting offices but right next door are shops and retailers that have no idea they are in the exact same line of fire! The Protecting People First folks have been trying for years to educate people about this exact type of situation.

Score one for the planet, and a big fat goose egg for automaker corporate fat cats and Dubya. California's right to set tough new auto emissions standards was upheld by a US District Court judge in California.

In Woody Paige's most recent column he says who he is voting for for the baseball Hall of Fame (and he does have a vote). Among them: Goose Gossage because he was nice and Andre Dawson and Tim Raines because they played for a Denver minor league team. Also Dale Murphy because he played for the Rockies (for 26 games).

So, for the holiday movie rush, a teaser poster for "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" has been issued to goose the fanboys and stun the Diet Coke-sucking unaware.

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