The barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) is a species of goose that belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with extensive black...
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Goose barnacles, also called percebes, turtle-claw barnacles, stalked barnacles, gooseneck barnacles, are filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached...
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barnacle goose myth is a widely-reported historical misconception about the breeding habits of the barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) and brant goose (Branta...
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emerge fully formed from goose barnacles. Both goose barnacles and the Chilean giant barnacle are fished and eaten. Barnacles are economically significant...
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Pollicipes pollicipes (redirect from Goose neck barnacles)
Pollicipes pollicipes, known as the goose neck barnacle, goose barnacle or leaf barnacle is a species of goose barnacle, also well known under the taxonomic...
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and some families made the translation to Barnacle, after the barnacle goose. From 1886 to 1889, Barnacle's parents sent her to live with her maternal...
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moisture of the earth. Barnacle geese were thought to have emerged from a crustacean, the goose barnacle (see the barnacle goose myth). Snakes could generate...
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distinguish this goose from all other geese except the larger Canada goose (Branta canadensis) and the similarly sized barnacle goose (B. leucopsis). There...
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The greylag goose sometimes hybridises with other species of goose, including the barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) and the Canada goose (Branta canadensis)...
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Lepas anatifera (redirect from Smooth goose-neck barnacle)
the pelagic gooseneck barnacle or smooth gooseneck barnacle, is a species of barnacle in the family Lepadidae. These barnacles are found, often in large...
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"chinstrap" distinguish the Canada goose from all other goose species except the cackling goose and barnacle goose (the latter, however, has a black breast...
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Danger Can Explain Changes in Timing of Migration: The Case of the Barnacle Goose". PLOS ONE. 5 (6): e11369. Bibcode:2010PLoSO...511369J. doi:10.1371/journal...
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where they are seen regularly among flocks of brant, barnacle goose, and greater white-fronted goose. There is also a feral population in Scotland from...
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Branta (redirect from Black goose)
other geese, though some very large taxa are known, which rival the swan goose and the black-necked swan in size. The Eurasian species of black geese have...
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Bass and Matthew Flinders in 1798, who referred to it as a "Brent or Barnacle Goose". The taxonomic placement of this species is not yet fully resolved...
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brandgás, "burnt (black) goose". The specific epithet bernicla is Medieval Latin for barnacle. The brant and the similar barnacle goose were previously considered...
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Whale barnacles are species of acorn barnacle that belong to the family Coronulidae. They typically attach to baleen whales, and sometimes settle on toothed...
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some advice on raising Brightbill. Bill Nighy as Longneck, an elderly barnacle goose who helps Roz understand teaching Brightbill how to fly. Stephanie Hsu...
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Capitulum mitella (redirect from Japanese goose barnacle)
sessile marine stalked barnacles. Capitulum mitella is the only species in the genus. It is commonly known as the Japanese goose barnacle or kamenote and is...
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somewhat adhering, as if indeed that goose Bernicla was arising from it. Frederick Edward Hulme noted: "[The] barnacle-goose tree was a great article of faith...
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Pollicipes elegans (redirect from Pacific goose barnacle)
Pollicipes elegans, the Pacific goose barnacle, is a species of gooseneck barnacle inhabiting the tropical coastline of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Its...
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Captain Barnacles, a character from Octonauts The Barnacle Historic State Park, a Florida State Park Barnacle goose, a species of bird Barnacle Boy, a...
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species such as the wintering populations of Greenland white-fronted and barnacle goose, and is a popular destination throughout the year for birdwatchers....
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appearance and disappearance of some species, such as that barnacle geese grew from goose barnacles. Migration can take very different forms in different species...
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equivalent of the pig. The barnacle goose was believed to reproduce not by laying eggs like other birds, but by growing in barnacles, and was hence considered...
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common eider, long-tailed duck, king eider, white-fronted goose, pink-footed goose and barnacle goose. Breeding migratory birds include the snow bunting, lapland...
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Tarquinius Superbus Kings of Alba Longa Hersilia Legendary beings She-wolf Barnacle goose Texts Virgil Aeneid Ovid Fasti Metamorphoses Propertius Varro Res divinae...
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covered in an oversized red tomato. Legendary creature Vegetable sheep Barnacle goose myth These are not scientific names, but predate binomial nomenclature...
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ISBNÂ 978-0-203-40850-6. "Barnacle Goose". The Medieval Bestiary. Retrieved 20 June 2016. Beatrice White (1945). "Whale-hunting, the barnacle goose, and the date...
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birds which breed in the park include great northern diver, barnacle goose, pink-footed goose, common eider, king eider, gyrfalcon, snowy owl, sanderling...
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