The Wild Ancestor of modern day Domestic Chickens is the Grey Junglefowl and the Wild Ancestors of most of the breeds of Domestic Duck are Mallard. What about geese?
Wild Ancestors?
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most are derived from greylag geese. Brown Chinese and African are derived from swan geese.
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that is correct
that is correct
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Cool! Thanks
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