AnimalsFarm
Goose Fun facts for kids
Anser anser domesticus
The goose lives on farms and by ponds all over the world and eats mostly grass, plus seeds.
- Where it lives
- on farms and by ponds all over the world
- What it eats
- mostly grass, plus seeds
- How big it is
- heavier than two cats
Fun facts about the goose
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
A goose has no real teeth, but its beak edges and tongue have tough, tooth-like bumps for tearing grass.
Baby geese follow the first moving thing they see after hatching, and that is usually their mum.
Geese honk loudly at strangers and noises, so people have kept them as guards for thousands of years.
A goose egg is about three times as big as a chicken egg.
Geese rub oil from a special spot near their tail onto their feathers, so water rolls right off them.
Big farm geese are usually too heavy to fly, but their wild ancestors fly thousands of kilometres.
Under its feathers, a goose has a thick layer of soft fluff that keeps it warm and helps it float.
When a goose wants something to go away, it stretches its neck low, opens its beak and hisses.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live on farms and by ponds all over the world, and I eat mostly grass.
I have no real teeth, but my beak has tough little bumps for tearing grass.
When my babies hatch, they follow the first moving thing they see, and that is usually me.
My egg is about three times as big as a chicken's egg.
I honk loudly at strangers, and when I'm cross I stretch my neck low and hiss.
Sammy might be thinking of a goose.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the goose in the Farm adventure. It's free to play.
Play the FarmComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
