> Do Canadian geese kill their young?

Do Canadian geese kill their young?

Posted at: 2014-11-15 
I heard that sometimes a male Canadian goose will kill his babies so he can mate again. They say once the female has babies she will not allow mating until next year.

So are you talking about Canadian geese - which are all geese which live in Canada or come from Canada.?

Or are you talking about Canada geese which are a specific breed of geese?

Canada geese mate for life just like swans and both parents look after the eggs and hatchlings.

Geese and lions are not the slightest bit alike - other than the fact they both breathe oxygen and drink water and live on Earth.

I'm from Canada and that is a big f*cking lie.

That is a true fact about lion prides. Once a new male lion takes over a pride; he will often kill any cubs so that the lionesses will come into heat again.

FROM the WIKI: Such behavior is also seen in male lions, among other species, who also kill young cubs, thereby enabling them to impregnate the females. Male lions live in small groups, which cooperate to take control of a pride from an existing group. They will attempt to kill any cubs that are roughly nine months old or younger, though as in other species, the female will attempt to defend her cubs viciously. Males have, on average, only a two-year window in which to pass on their genes, and lionesses only give birth once every two years, so the selective pressure on them to conform to this behavior is strong. In fact it is estimated that a quarter of cubs dying in the first year of life are victims of infanticide.

Here's a good wiki link on zoological infanticide.

We have had Canadian's on our property for years, never have I seen or heard of them killing young to remate.

the infact aid in raising the young.

I heard that sometimes a male Canadian goose will kill his babies so he can mate again. They say once the female has babies she will not allow mating until next year.