Bar-headed Geese (Anser indicus).Gander behind goose, beginning courtship pre-copulatory responds by head dipping.

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Bar-headed Geese (Anser indicus). Pair, with gander behind goose, and beginning a courtship pre-copulatory display, when reciprocated, head and neck dipping into the water, sometimes synchronizing, will be done by both. Male or gander, if female receptive, will clamber onto her back and copulation take place. No. 3 in a consecutive series of 12.

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