The presence of tundra, the large numbers of marine animals (seals, walruses), and birds (geese) have shaped the features of the traditional economic system of the Nenets living on Vaigach.
Shaped more like geese than ducks, whistling-ducks are moderately large (48 cm length), birds with long legs and necks and an erect posture.
Mr. Held, for example, tried flying huge kites shaped like eagles, hoping to scare the geese away.
Among the items on view are a bronze tripod for heating wine from between 2500 and 1766 B.C.; a goose-shaped ceramic jug from around 400 B.C.; and a white porcelain drinking cup with a built-in straw from the 17th century.
But my view was shaped by those days in the barn as a kid, scrambling after geese I gradually came to admire.
Instincts, or fixed action patterns, more complex, species-specific patterns of behavior, shaped by evolution, that occur in response to very specific stimuli.; Familiar examples include imprinting in geese and the zig-zag dance of the stickleback fish.
"Mother Goose Meets Harry Potter," an exhibition of books from 1802 to 2001, demonstrates how the imaginations and skills of American children have been shaped by reading.
Etymology: (Greek: goose foot, from leaf shape of some species) Note: Fruit generally required for identification.
There was, for instance, the Sirfo table (1986), a small side table whose base was in the shape of a goose.
Around the corner, there's a Han dynasty bronze wine vessel in the shape of a goose whose naturalism contrasts strikingly with the earlier Chinese bronzes.
