The skull of a prehistoric "giant goose" has been discovered in Australia. It belongs to a now extinct giant flightless bird that weighed 230kg (36 stone) - about five times as much as an emu.
Its beak looked similar to that of birds we see around us today, such as the Australian magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata). "Genyornis newtoni had a tall and mobile upper jaw like that of a ...
The Australian Museum says goose barnacles have “long rubbery stalks” and are usually found in groups either attached to floating objects, on wharves and piers, or washed up on the shore.