How baby Geese, before they can fly, fall 100’s of feet and survive

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Peter Watt

How baby birds fall hundreds of feet—and survive

Barnacle geese, whose nests are high on the mountains, must fall hundreds of feet to feed. Learn more about this unique and bizarre behavior.

Thanks to National Geographic.

The Publishers of ALPHA-PHONICS wanted our viewers to be sure to see this amazing video. The chicks must fall many hundreds of feet, even before they can fly, in order to get to food and water. Otherwise they would die up in the heights where their parents must live in order to be safe from all the predators who are their enemies – especially foxes.

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