The Goose and Its Human Friend: Two Videos

Video: Man, Goose Form Odd-Couple Friendship Re-posted by Nicholas Stix
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•Feb 28, 2011
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As part of our continuing series “Assignment America,” Steve Hartman meets a retired salesman from Los Angeles who shares a special bond with a Gray Toulouse goose named Maria.

N.S.: It turned out that “Maria” was actually “Mario.” His human friend is named Dominic Ehrler.

In 2011, Mario was given to the Los Angeles Zoo, where he was housed in the Children’s Exhibit, where Dominic would visit him under casual conditions. Mario died on June 29, 2018, at the age of nine, due to old age, according to zoo officials.

 

 

Man and Goose: A Love Story
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•Sep 18, 2015
Animal Planet

Dominic Ehrler was taking his regular walk at Los Angeles' Echo Park Lake when an unusual admirer took him by surprise. He looked down to see Maria, an adult goose, following his every move. They've been friends ever since.

 

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/la-zoo-mourns-death-of-mario-the-goose/2068079/>“L.A. Zoo Mourns the Death of Mario the Goose.”