Get to know a magical animal every day - the Sebastopol goose

Sebastopol goose (scientific name: Sebastopol goose)

It is a type of common domestic goose in Europe, which originated from the European grey goose and is a variant. In German, they are called Lockengans or Struppgans, which means "fluffy goose" or "curly goose". They weigh about 5 kilograms and are a medium-sized type of goose.

I don't know what the name Sebastopol goose is talking about, but when you hear it, it has an aristocratic atmosphere, just like their beautiful appearance. They have bright blue eyes and orange feet. The feathers are normal from the head to the neck to the upper part of the body, and are indistinguishable from ordinary domestic geese, but the lower feather shaft is split and the leaves are grooved. This is a curly mutation that makes the feathers fluffy, as if wearing a wedding dress.

Sebastopol goose feathers have become a commodity that can be sold just by looking at the pictures. In the early days, their feathers were often used as a filling for pillows and quilts. There are even a number of European factories that breed them specifically for goose feathers. Their fertility is good, and one male goose can mate with 4 female geese, and each female goose can lay more than 25 eggs per year. The second is that they are a very gentle goose, and they are rarely heard complaining or calling, and if they are signaled, they will obediently go back to bed.

They also have an elegant name called "Wedding Goose".