Giving heart to the ritual of birth of the newborn sky goose

In just a few hours after hatching, a newborn Barnacle goose will have to make an extraordinary jump, more than 120 meters from its nest on the cliff to the ground below.

The rite of birth "challenges the god of death" of the newborn heaven geese

The acrobatic "challenge of death" of young birds is a strange " birth " ritual of Barnacle goose, naturally growing in the east of Greenland.

Barnacle goose often nests on cliffs, tens of meters from the ground to avoid predators, such as the Arctic fox, gazing at it. This bird only eats grass and because the parents do not get food for their children, the only way for the young geese to survive is to jump into the grass below.

Parents will encourage their newborn babies to venture out of one of the toughest survival challenges in the natural world. Since there are no strong enough wings to fly down the cliff, the only chance of the newly hatched geese is to plunge like a parachute.

The way that geese geese touch the ground will determine whether they live or die. If lucky to bounce off with smooth fluffy belly when falling, these young birds will most likely survive. They will reunite with their parents in a low ridge at the bottom, then run away from hungry hungry predators.