Learning from the Geese

I learnt once that geese mate for life, something which we humans can learn from. I share with you two photos I took that show families of geese together, with the parents protecting and watching over their goslins with intimate attention and love. Even when they fly in their famous V-formation, they do that to support those ahead of them, and when the leader gets tired, he goes to the back while another goose replaces him. Geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed. Finally, and this is important, when a goose gets sick, or is wounded by gunshots and falls out of formation, two other geese fall out with that goose and follow it down to lend help and protection. They stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly, or until it dies. Yes, we can learn so much from our animals.