Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis with chicks. These geese breed on Arctic islands in the Atlantic. Around 4-6 eggs are laid,and when old enough the goslings are led by their parents to feed on grass and aquatic plants in wetland areas. Barnacle geese families will remain together during migration and wintering. These geese are part of a breeding population of some 24,000 in Svalbard,an Arctic archipelago governed by Norway | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Alean, Dr. Juerg |
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