Not yet able to fly, three barnacle geese chicks must free fall hundreds of feet to reach their next meal.
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Barnacle geese nest hig
...h in Arctic cliffs, to avoid predators like foxes. Watch as the birds survive an extreme plunge to begin their lives.
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