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Animals Beginning with G

Goat, Arapawa

  • Arapawa Goats are thought to be descendants of animals brought on the first ships to visit New Zealand. READ MORE >

Goose, Bar-headed

  • The Bar-Headed Goose gets its common name from the two bars of brownish-black coloured feathers that wrap around the back of its head. READ MORE >

Goose, Red-breasted

Build shallow nest of vegetation, nest lined with down and lay up to 7 eggs which take 25 days to incubate before hatching READ MORE >

Goldeneye, European Common

  • These are diving ducks; they can dive to depths of 4 meters and can stay submerged for over 30 seconds. READ MORE >

Guineafowl, Helmeted

  • These birds will generally only fly to escape predators or when they go to roost at night. READ MORE >

Gibbon, Lar

Found in the tropical rainforests of southern Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Southern China to Eastern Burma. READ MORE >

Goat, African Pygmy

Goats can breed all year round and produce 1-3 offspring after a gestation of around 150 days. Young are weaned at 12 weeks and males are immediately sexually mature, females however do not mature until 7-12 months. READ MORE >

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