Most domesticated geese trace their lineage back to a common ancestor, the Greylag Goose (Anser anser), but this is not the case for the distinctive African and Chinese geese.

Geese are long-necked members of the Anatidae family known for their loud, honking calls. Many species, like the Canada goose ...

Greylag geese are native to Europe and Asia, and are monogamous, often pairing for life. They nest in dense reeds, on islands, or in open areas, with the female laying 4 to 6 eggs, ...

To prove that Greylag geese do indeed have distinctive facial features, a team of scientists from Flinders University in Australia and University of Vienna in Austria developed facial recognition ...

Konrad Lorenz was a famous Austrian biologist who spent much of his career studying the behavior of local Greylag Geese. Famously, his students presented him with a plaque that had 30 goose faces ...

Consequently, feral Greylag Geese don’t migrate and can be seen in Ireland throughout the summer. The number of Irish-breeding or feral Greylag Geese in Ireland in recent years is around 4,000.

The greylag goose at Hatfield Chase by Ian Rotherham. Since the 1960s controls over wildfowling, and more recent recovery of many wetlands, numbers of wild geese have risen dramatically.

There have been other diffuse sightings across Tamil Nadu. “In December 2020, there was a photographic record of a lone greylag goose sighting at Yedaiyanthittu estuary near Marakannam,” says ...

Focusing on a group of captive greylag geese, bird behaviour experts have looked into the parental benefits of 'made in heaven' matches between well-paired couples. Skip to main content.