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Brown African goose photographed near Elkhorn Slough, California, in 2011.
Brown African goose photographed near Elkhorn Slough, California, in 2011. Elf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · License terms

Comparison with the Chinese is most useful when it considers the whole outline rather than a head knob alone. A heavier body and the source's breed identification help interpret an image. The dates for different American varieties describe formal recognition, not separate discoveries of a wild species.

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This is original Conservation Legacy teaching informed by the sources below. Follow the official material for the full account and its context.

  1. The Livestock Conservancy: African ↗

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