Can geese swim?

Abstract: wild geese belong to the family Anatidae, which is the general name of various species of the subfamily Yaninae. Hong Yan, grey goose, bean goose, white forehead goose and so on are common in China, which are second-class protected animals in the country. Today, the editor will introduce you to the relevant knowledge such as whether wild geese can swim or not.

Wild geese belong to the family Anatidae, which is the general name of various species of the subfamily Yaninae. The common geese in China are Hong Yan, Gray Goose, Bean Goose, White forehead Goose and so on. They are second-class protected animals in the country. Today, the editor will introduce you to related knowledge such as whether wild geese can swim or not.

Can geese swim?

Geese can swim. Wild geese belong to the class Ornidae and Anatidae, which is the general name of various species of the subfamily Yaninae, a kind of large swimming birds. It is slightly shaped like a domestic goose, and some are smaller. The mouth is wide and thick, the nail of the mouth is relatively wide, and the meshing edge has obtuse pectinate protuberances. Male and female feathers are similar in color, most of which are grayish brown with markings.

Flocks of geese live by the water, often in groups of thousands. When sleeping at night, there are geese in charge of vigilance around. If they encounter an attack, they call the police. It mainly eats tender leaves, fine roots, seeds, and occasionally pecks at farmland grain. Every year the Spring Equinox flies back to the north to breed, and the Autumn Equinox flies to the south to spend the winter.

Can geese fly?

Geese can fly. Wild geese can not only fly, but also make excellent air travelers. Every autumn and winter, they fly in groups from their hometown of Siberia to the south of our country to spend the winter. The following spring, after a long journey, they returned to Siberia to lay eggs and breed. Geese fly very fast, can fly 68,90km per hour, thousands of kilometers of long journey has to fly for a month or two.

During long-distance trips, the ranks of geese are very closely organized. they are often arranged in a herringbone or a zigzag shape. as they fly, they keep making "quack, quack" sound. The call of the geese serves as a signal to take care of each other, call, take off and stop.

What do geese eat?

Wild geese belong to omnivorous waterfowl, which often inhabit watersides or marshes with clusters of aquatic plants, and feed on some non-toxic, odorless weeds, grasses, cereals, snails, shrimp and so on.