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Domestic or Ganky Geese

10,000 Birds

Most of the world’s domestic geese can be traced back thousands of years to the wild Greylag Goose ( Anser anser ) although domestic geese were also bred from Swan Goose ( A. Feral geese run the gamut from pure white to almost entirely gray or brown. cygnoides ) ancestors. cygnoides ) ancestors. Get yours today!

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The Rose-ringed Parakeets of Heidelberg

10,000 Birds

It is commonly kept in captivity and has therefore established many feral populations world-wide originating from escaped / released cage birds. and the White Storks are also wild and countable despite breeding at the zoo. Yes, the Egyptian Geese there are countable. Very stupid thing to do.

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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

10,000 Birds

The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats. They have a hard enough time with Canada Geese. Is this the type of bird behavior that makes sense in our world?

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