Emperor goose

Anser canagicus

Emperor goose

One of the most unsocial species of geese

You can see imperial geese on our lake. Like other species of animals in the “lake” exhibit, they are kept more or less freely and are allowed to move around the entire area of the lake and its surrounding area. You can identify these unsociable northern geese by their typical white head and gray-black body coloring.

It has a sturdy blue-grey body with black and white spots. The head and back of the neck are white and coloured amber yellow. It is also distinguished by its black chin and throat, white tail, pink beak tipped with white, and yellow-orange legs and feet. The underside of the wings is grey.
The goslings are greyish white in colour and have grey, brown, or black feet and a white area around the beak for the first three weeks after hatching.

Emperor goose

Anser canagicus

Emperor goose

One of the most unsocial species of geese

Date of hatching

Unknown

Order

Anatidae

Family

Anseriformes

BODY LENGTH

65-70 cm

Weight

2,3-3,1 kg

LIFE EXPECTANCY

ca 12 years, in captivity up to 25 years

WINGSSPAN

ca 119 cm

INCUBATION PERIOD

24 days

NUMBER OF EGGS

2-8 (usually 4-6) eggs

Occurrence

North America, northeastern Asia

Food

shoots, roots, berries, bivalves, algae

You can see imperial geese on our lake. Like other species of animals in the “lake” exhibit, they are kept more or less freely and are allowed to move around the entire area of the lake and its surrounding area. You can identify these unsociable northern geese by their typical white head and gray-black body coloring.

It has a sturdy blue-grey body with black and white spots. The head and back of the neck are white and coloured amber yellow. It is also distinguished by its black chin and throat, white tail, pink beak tipped with white, and yellow-orange legs and feet. The underside of the wings is grey.
The goslings are greyish white in colour and have grey, brown, or black feet and a white area around the beak for the first three weeks after hatching.