Serendip Magpie Geese

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By H.S. & T.W.

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• The magpie goose habitat is tropical wet lands in large flocks.

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Did you know?Did you know that the magpie geese are also known as the pied goose and is a favorite food of the north Australian aborigines.

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The magpie goose diet is aquatic plants and some small invertebrates and they also eat certain crops particularly rice.

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They call magpie geese this name because they are the same colors of a magpie's.

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Huge flocks of magpie geese come down to feed on the flood plans at certain times of the year . They prefer open country where approaching predators such as dingo's and wolfs can be easily seen so they don’t get killed.

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During the breeding season magpie geese build there nests in warn places usually close to the wetlands. The nest is almost single-handedly built by the male.

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These two are not magpie geese, they’re just

normal ‘gooses’!