
CANADIAN GOOSE A WILD GOOSE BY: SILVANA RODRIGUEZ
INTRODUCTION • ThefamilyisAnataide • ThespeciesisCanadensis • Thescientificname of thecanadiangooseisBrantaCanadensis • They are notendagered of extintion • Itisanomnivore
They are 7 subspecies of thecanadiangeesebutyou can alsocallitthe Canadian Goose • The animal kingdomis a bird • Thegroupstheylive in are anataide and theymigratewiththem • Thelifespanis time in years
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS • Theirheightis 75 to 110 cm • Theirweightis 3.2_ 6.5 kg • Theyhavefeathers in allthebody • It has webbedfeet • Theyhave a peakthatallowsthemtoeatbetter • It has black head • It has blackneck • It has white chin • It has brownfeathers • Theireyes are always of color black • Theyfly • Theirfeathers are brown and big
HABITAT • Theylive in the tropical rain forests • Thecanadiangeesemost of the time are in lakes • Theclimate in the tropical rain forestsisgoodforthecanadiangeesebecausethereisalot of water.
PHYSICAL ADAPTATIONS • Thecanadiangeesefeathershelpthemtoresisistcoldtemperatures • Withitspeakis more easertoeattheirfood • A canadiangoose can be veryagressiveprotectinghisterritory • They can be more agressiveiftheyhavebabies in histerritory
PREYS AND PREDATORS • Thecanadiangeese are herbivores, theplantsthattheyeat are: Grasses Catails Sedges Rushes Pondweeds • Theowlseatthecanadiangeese • Peoplehuntthem
REPRODUCTION • Duringthesecondyear of hislifes, theyfind a mate. • Withthat mate staytherest of hislifes • Whenone mate dies, theotherfindsother mate • Thefemale lay 3 to 8 eggs • Theparentsstaywiththebabywhen he knowshowtohunttheirfood • Thegestationperiod of thefemale i of 30 days • Thename of thebabyis a gosling
BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATION • Theymigratefortheclimte and food • Theymigrate in winter • ThecnadiangoosemigratefromCanadatoUnitedStates • Thedangers in theirmigrationisthatthepeople can huntthem • Themigrationisnot so long
FUN FACTS • Whenthecanadiangoosemigrate, they can cover 1500 miles ( 2.400 kilometers) in just 24 hourswith a goodweather • Theynotonlylive in thelakes, theylivealsointhestreams and ponds • Itisfound in theUnitedStates and Canada
BIBLIOGRAPHIES • En.wikipedia.org.wiki.canadiangoose • Allaboutbirds.com • Animals.nationalgeographic.com • Nathistoric.bio.uci.edu