Posted on 04/28/2011 1:36:17 PM PDT by BerryDingle
A mother goose who apparently made friends with a male deer as she sat on her nest inside a Buffalo cemetery is now tending a brood of goslings.
Forest Lawn Cemetery officials say the Canada geese have hatched and left the concrete urn where their mother had made her nest. The family waddled off to find a pond.
The nesting goose attracted loads of attention over the past couple of weeks after a deer inside the cemetery seemed to take on the role of the nest's protector after the male goose disappeared.
The deer was seen day after day via webcam standing near the urn, even chasing away crows if they came too close.
The deer was still hanging around after the goslings hatched and left.
great story!
This story has fascinated Western NY ...
Could be a new version of Terducken. Goo venison?
Undoubtedly mumbling, "Goosy, goosy, gander....where do you wander?"
Didn't like it at all....
Bonding. In the Prairie Vole, oxytocin released into the brain of the female during sexual activity is important for forming a monogamous pair bond with her sexual partner. Vasopressin appears to have a similar effect in males.[45] Oxytocin has a role in social behaviors in many species, and so it seems likely that it also does in humans. In 2003, a study showed that in both humans and dogs oxytocin levels in the blood rose after five to twenty four minutes of a petting session. It is possible that this plays a role in the emotional bonding between humans and dogs.[46] Maternal behavior. Female rats given oxytocin antagonists after giving birth do not exhibit typical maternal behavior.[47] By contrast, virgin female sheep show maternal behavior towards foreign lambs upon cerebrospinal fluid infusion of oxytocin, which they would not do otherwise.[48] Oxytocin is involved in the initiation of maternal behavior, not its maintenance; for example, it is higher in mothers after they interact with unfamiliar children rather than their own.[49]
Be kind to our web-footed friends,
For they could be somebody’s mother.
I know. Crap costs about $54.00 for a full..carcass,.... can’t get it hot enough and tastes..Poopy, dry and like I’ll never try it again. My buddy, that bought that crap, had his sister (a raving liberal, but nice to look at) over with Tofu. We looked at what was made by both the women, and walked down the street to the corner bar where we ate burgers until we figured they gave up on us.
Awwwwwww!
A: A cross between spotted owl and bald eagle
A: A cross between spotted owl and bald eagle
I'll have to tell my friend that story.....
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