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gosling

Gosling is the young of a goose, referring to the immature birds of geese and other waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Goslings are typically downy at hatching and rely on their parents for warmth and protection. They begin pecking at vegetation and learning to swim within days of birth, and most goslings fledge after several weeks as their wing feathers develop. The term is commonly used for geese, with related terms such as cygnet used for swans.

Gosling is also a surname. Notable people with the surname include James Gosling (born 1955), a Canadian

computer
scientist
who
led
the
development
of
the
Java
programming
language,
and
Ryan
Gosling
(born
1980),
a
Canadian
actor
known
for
work
in
film
and
television.
The
surname
is
of
English
origin
and
is
carried
by
other
individuals
across
various
professional
fields.