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Fox and Geese Battle it Out for Eggs | A Perfect Planet | 4K UHD | BBC Earth

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    Mother is after eggs.
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    But getting them is not going to be easy.
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    The geese will risk their lives to protect their eggs.
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    If they lose them,
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    they can't produce another clutch this season.
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    The fox wins.
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    She gives the first eggs to her young pups
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    and then heads back for more.
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    Some of the eggs, she stashes away.
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    They will be food to help her through the coming winter.
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    In just three weeks,
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    she will steal over 800 eggs from the geese.
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    But eating a big egg is not easy if one is rather small.
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    It's a technique the pups haven't quite yet cracked.
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    Mum shows how it's done.
Title:
Fox and Geese Battle it Out for Eggs | A Perfect Planet | 4K UHD | BBC Earth
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Video Language:
English
Duration:
03:00

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