![]() A number of swans live in the area, and generally act hostile to anyone who goes near them. Adrian Mole: In "Weapons of Mass Destruction", Adrian moves into a loft apartment overlooking the Grand Union Canal.Additionally, while serrated tongues are common among waterfowl as a means of breaking up food (since they don't have teeth), their presence on geese factors into their image as more menacing than most other common birds, with people frequently describing geese as having "teeth on their tongues" to invoke feelings of Body Horror. Geese also tend to gather in large groups, increasing the odds that they'll outnumber any humans encountering them. Geese also tend to be more consistently hostile towards humans compared to swans, which tend to only be particularly aggressive towards people while raising their offspring, as swans are known for their protectiveness. While smaller than swans, they're just as ferocious and more commonly seen in everyday life (thanks to the aforementioned intrusion on human territory), but don't have the beauty and elegance to cancel it out. Geese are the most likely to receive this treatment. Geese in particular have a tendency to barge in on human settlements, leading to inevitable conflict. ![]() So, of course, if a human walks by and seems to challenge their authority, that human is, simply put, totally ducked. There is a bit of Truth in Television to this: geese and swans are naturally very territorial, and they will mess up anything they see as a threat. Usually, it involves swans and geese, but the portrayal of ducks as selfish and temperamental in The Golden Age of Animation would also fall under this. Sometimes, waterfowl are portrayed as hyper-aggressive and/or total dicks towards others. Sometimes, waterfowl are portrayed as animals that are beautiful and serene as they glide along the surface of a lake, or as silly and comical animals in case of ducks.
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