Photo by Alan D. Wilson (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThere are two purposes for the “Flying V”.\u00a0 I alluded to the first and probably the most important reason for this flying pattern.\u00a0 It is believed that geese utilize the “drafting” effect.\u00a0 Basically, the goose in front provides a wind break for the one behind it which makes flying long distances possible.\u00a0 If you are a long distance cyclist then you are probably aware of this drafting effect.\u00a0 The second purpose of the “Flying V” is for coordination purposes.\u00a0 This close knit pattern allows them to communicate quickly and efficiently to change speeds and direction.\u00a0 Who would have thought the Letter V was so important.\u00a0 I don’t believe Sesame Street taught me the true importance of this letter.<\/p>\n
Canada Goose Fast Fact – <\/strong>A pair of geese will generally mate for life.\u00a0 Although, when one goose dies, the other will typically find another mate.\u00a0 I am not sure what the proper length of time is for mourning but I am sure the goose knows.<\/p>\nThat does it for today’s Wild Fact.\u00a0 See all of you tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Happy Monday fellow animal lovers.\u00a0 I hope you all enjoyed your weekend and are ready for another week.\u00a0 It has been a struggle to get today’s Wild Fact to you as my Internet has been down all day.\u00a0 Alas, it came back on just before bed so you are all lucky enough to read about the Canada Goose today.\u00a0 Yes, the Canada Goose is a famous bird native to the arctic and temperate areas of North America.\u00a0 Let’s see if we can find something you didn’t know about this awesome bird. The Canada Goose is a fairly large bird measuring <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,1450,1454,1451,1453,1452,4025],"yoast_head":"\n
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