Anser anser, greylag goose, grågås

The greylag goose is named for its migratory habits: It lags behind other species in the sense that it usually migrates later.

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In Norway, the number of greylag geese has increased significantly during the last two decades. As it graces on grassy plains and farmland, it causes quite some nuisance. Grass is not particularly high in nutrients, and geese have to eat almost continuously in order to gain any nourishment from it.





Greylags are the ancestors of most domesticated geese.

They usually lay five to eight eggs in a large nest amongst floating vegetation or hidden in reeds. The male goose stays with the family group. Both parents guard the goslings against attacks from other birds or predatory mammals.

Some geese like to pose: