Essay Archive - Reproduction: A-Courting to Nature!
Reproduction: A-Courting to Nature!
For some time she had watched his movements, appearing coyly in his
haunts. And now, had it paid off? Doubtless, he was in love. His muscles
were taut; he swooped through the air more like an eagle than a Greylag
gander. The only problem was, it was not for her that he then landed in a
flurry of quacks and wingbeats, or for her that he dashed off surprise
attacks on his fellows. It was, rather, for another - for her preening
rival across the Bavarian lake.
Poor goose. Will she mate with the gander of her dreams? Or will she
trail him for years, laying infertile egg c....
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