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But, it was not until the early 1900s that any scientific studies were done of the phenomenon. Austrian naturalist Konrad Lorenz became the first to codify and establish the science behind the imprinting process. Lorenz found that when young birds came out of their eggs they would become attached to the first moving object they encountered. In most cases in the wild, that would be their mother.
Females lay 2-9 dull white oval eggs in each clutch (a set of eggs laid at one time. Canada geese lay 1 egg every 1 to 2 days; the eggs are usually laid early in the morning. Incubation takes an average of 28 days, with the female sitting on the eggs and the male guarding the area around the goose.here are two subspecies, the Branta Canadensis Interiori (interior Canada goose), and the Branta Canadensis Maxima (giant Canada goose). The Interior Canada goose may weigh from 7-10 pounds, and is shorter and a little more slender than the giant Canada goose.