Here's a quick guide to what sets ducks and geese apart
Here are some interesting facts you will find in this explainer on ducks and geese:
What are the differences between ducks and geese?
What are the similarities between ducks and geese?
How many species of ducks are found in India?
How many species of geese are found in India?
How to identify ducks and geese?
What do ducks and geese eat?
Are geese bigger than ducks?
Do ducks migrate?
Do geese migrate?
Does a goose quack?
About the contributors
Nisarg Prakash
is a wildlife biologist working with Roundglass Sustain. A large part of my work before Sustain has been along streams and rivers, in the process trying to understand otters better
Diviya Mehra
is a graphic designer. She was the former art director of National Geographic Traveller. Her love for animals, travel and design has shaped her career through the years.
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