Summary ³

Long-term pair bonds are usually formed in the second year, although breeding does not usually start until the third year. Females are strongly philopatric, meaning they will return to the place they hatched to breed.

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1. (c) William Terry Hunefeld, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by William Terry Hunefeld
2. Menke, Dave, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/20812.jpg
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anser_caerulescens

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