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Several bar-headed goose ducklings are foraging under the close guard of their parents in Zhangye National Wetland Park in northwest China's Gansu Province.

Bar-headed goose ducklings are under the close watch of an adult goose in Zhangye National Wetland Park in northwest China's Gansu Province. /VCG Photo

Bar-headed goose ducklings are under the close watch of an adult goose in Zhangye National Wetland Park in northwest China's Gansu Province. /VCG Photo

Bar-headed goose ducklings are under the close watch of an adult goose in Zhangye National Wetland Park in northwest China's Gansu Province. /VCG Photo

Bar-headed goose ducklings are under the close watch of an adult goose in Zhangye National Wetland Park in northwest China's Gansu Province. /VCG Photo

The bar-headed goose is a second-class protected animal in China. They prefer to breed in wetland areas in northern China and migrate to central or southwest regions in the winter. In recent years, about 20 geese have lived in this part of the wetland permanently.

Bar-headed goose ducklings are under the close watch of an adult goose in Zhangye National Wetland Park in northwest China's Gansu Province. /VCG Photo

Bar-headed goose ducklings are under the close watch of an adult goose in Zhangye National Wetland Park in northwest China's Gansu Province. /VCG Photo

Bar-headed goose ducklings are under the close watch of an adult goose in Zhangye National Wetland Park in northwest China's Gansu Province. /VCG Photo

Bar-headed goose ducklings are under the close watch of an adult goose in Zhangye National Wetland Park in northwest China's Gansu Province. /VCG Photo

Bar-headed goose ducklings are under the close watch of an adult goose in Zhangye National Wetland Park in northwest China's Gansu Province. /VCG Photo

Bar-headed goose ducklings are under the close watch of an adult goose in Zhangye National Wetland Park in northwest China's Gansu Province. /VCG Photo

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