Calm, vigilant, active, well-developed brooding and offspring protection instinct. Less aggressive than many other goose breeds, but retains a strong territorial instinct. Gets along well in mixed flocks.
Ölandsgås — small, light, tall-legged breed of domestic geese, bred on the island of Öland (Sweden) from the gray goose. Distinguished by a slender, almost athletic build, high body position, long thin legs, long thin neck and graceful small head. Body length 750–920 mm. Weight of ganders 3800–5200 g, geese 3200–4300 g. Neck length 380–480 mm. Beak length 44–58 mm. Shank length 88–115 mm. Proportions: body length to height at withers ≈ 2.1–2.3 : 1; neck length ≈ 55–60% of body length; shank ≥ 22% of body length. Acceptable colors: gray (wild), white, piebald. High ability to fly. Differs from the gray goose by significantly smaller size, more graceful and light build, longer legs and thin neck.
pecking
Neck length
Worker
birth time
Describes the act of excavating soil or substrate to locate or access food.
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
depends on timely intervention
very cold, short summer, almost no trees, lots of moss
days
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
swollen body
beak
adult
Maturity
Confidence
lameness
Handbag
plant
invertebrates
plants
Health
About health
from 1.2 to 4.8 kilograms, 0.7 – 1.4 meters
marine coastal
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
pasture grazing
summer warm, winter not very cold
Eggs count
temperature for housing
hepatic diseases
Colors
chronic
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
mo
conifer cones
congenital
all seas and oceans
Trophic type
all living animals without backbone
Filters
grain
low egg production
Develops gradually over 2–6 weeks, chronic course
grass
Upcoming birthdays
standing fresh waters — lakes, ponds, oxbow lakes
Breeding structure built or used for laying eggs and raising offspring.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
rains almost always, very humid
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
cones of coniferous trees with seeds
Age (embryo)
Domestic world
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Wanderers
algae
Wings size
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
wing deformation
Minimum space
Tundra
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
roots
Lifespan average
young after fast growth
moderate
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
Wings color
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
fatty liver disease
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
Share
swampy freshwater biotopes — peat bogs, marshes, river mangroves
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
digging
rapid growth and large size
Pets
angel wing syndrome
Repeatedly strikes or probes substrate with beak to obtain food.
Lots of rain and cool summer
Reducing the caloric content of the diet, adding B vitamins and choline
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
{name} jubilee
diet violation
cm
genetic predisposition
Old-timers
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Wingspan
Neck color
turns
Rascals
terrestrial forest
Flooded grasslands
grains of cereals — wheat, rice, millet, maize
Litter size
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
common diseases
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
grazing
°C
Not specified
leg ulcers
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
all rivers and lakes
herbivore
Down color
Feeds by cropping or nibbling low-growing vegetation or algae.
lots of rain, cool summer, snow in winter
Locomotion through water employed while searching for or capturing prey.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
training aptitude
Elders
leaves and stems of grasses and other herbaceous vegetation
Bro
Present at birth due to genetic or developmental factors.
Long-lasting or recurring health condition persisting over an extended period.
lakes and ponds
freshwater marsh and wetlands
Taxons
if born as {name}
Factor that promotes unusually fast growth or attainment of large body size.
age
birth date
swimming
Palearctic realm
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
herbivory, feed only on plant food
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
Beak size
after transformation until death
meat quality selection
Potential Habitat
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Feeding occurs in water bodies such as rivers, lakes, or oceans.
Mass
cold winter, lots of coniferous trees: spruce, pine
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Gestation
aquatic
{name} birthday
lethargy
No results found
underground
distended abdomen
pododermatitis sole ulcers
On the map
all life stages
Female ♀
Pleasant summer
Disease affecting the liver and its functions.
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Maturity
frequent recurrence
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
Beak color
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
severe
Frequently observed or widespread in the species or population.
How similar?
live in homes and on farms
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
Legs color
Manifests at the age of 4–8 weeks, progresses within 2–3 weeks
What if eaten?
Neither
from birth to adulthood
Health issue of intermediate seriousness, neither mild nor life-threatening.
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
nest
Develops within 3–8 months with improper feeding
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Marine world
from birth to death
Plumage color
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
water often floods the land, lots of grass
Freshwater
Temperate mixed forest
Duration
saline marine habitat
This is me
freshwater
Always very wet
Gamers
aquatic plants and algae
How are they built?
marine
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
coastal marine zone — shelf, neritic zone
My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Serious or life-threatening health condition requiring urgent attention.
Taiga
Asexual
swap
roots and plant tubers
freshwater environment — rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps
Beak length
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
Warm summer and lots of rain
celebrated their {n} birthday
Disorder caused by inherited or mutation-based factors.
Impaired or abnormal gait indicating limb or joint problems.
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
foraging
Hermaphrodite ⚥
embryo
Hard, projecting mouthpart used to probe, pluck, or crack food.
genetic diseases
summer warm, many oaks, birches, maples
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
Observations
◉{N} more on tap