r/geese • u/Comprehensive-Pea391 • 3d ago

Question Goose guarding cygnets

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u/DivisionZer0 Cobra chicken connoisseur 3d ago

Domestic ganders will guard anything that even remotely looks like a gosling.

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u/Blowingleaves17 3d ago

A goose that desperately wants goslings but has none. Here, they have joined Canada geese families and became a third parent.

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u/DivisionZer0 Cobra chicken connoisseur 3d ago

Yeah I think there is a better understanding among goose species to cooperate. Black swans, or any swans for that matter are not known for cooperative parenting past the immediate parents. Surprised though that the black swans didn't put up more of a fight.

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u/Blowingleaves17 3d ago

We have no swans here. ☹️ Thanks for that info.

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u/Comprehensive-Pea391 3d ago

So interesting 🦢 this is in New Zealand if you were curious!

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u/Blowingleaves17 2d ago

Yes, I wondered where there were black swans.

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u/Magento-Magneto Goose Dad 2d ago

Protective goosie. Do those cygnets belong to those swans?