Brazilian prison uses geese to deter escapes

Prison breaks are rare in Brazil, but they do happen. One penitentiary in the country now has a unique way of deterring prisoners from escaping - geese. It may sound strange, but the use of the birds as an added layer of security has actually taken off. And biologists say there are good reasons why. Michael Fox has the story from southern Brazil.

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[VestinVestin]

My respect for the guy who had the idea and the courage to talk other people into using geese as part of prison defenses. That's one hell of a "Now, hear me out...".

[chriswren]

Geese honking was how the Romans knew the Gauls were attempting a night attack on the city citadel, early 4th century BC. It’s an old but great trick.

[SohaibKhan]

Modern problems require ancient solutions.

[Kihleer]

I live in a Farm, and I have both dogs and geese as "guards", and I can say that sometimes dogs bark for nothing, but if the geese starts honking crazy, you can have absolute certain that something are near.

[aceportgas]

i live in brazil, its amazing how i came to know about this from a television from Turkey

[muttemaster]

Another fun fact. Geese can't be bribed with food over time like dogs can. Making them incorruptible. That alone should give prisoners goose bumps at night.

[RipScissor]

People who laugh at this idea have clearly never confronted an angry goose before.

[WatchThis]

As a prisoner it must be demoralizing to know that a bird is preventing your escape

[BOMBON]

0:50 You know that white goose has seen some action.

[Francisco-bmgg]

Dubladores indianos, entrevistados brasileiros, lingua inglesa. Absolute cinema, senhores.

[jessessempijja]

Don't know why the algorithm threw this at me, but I am grateful.

[rafark]

One thing that wasn't mentioned in this video (but that I saw in another video here in Brazil) was that they used dogs, but after some time they discovered that some inmates were feeding the dogs with leftover food, which made the dogs become docile towards them. That's one of the reason they stopped using dogs.

[Robert-ztm]

"there is no way we can break out of this prison. once we get outside, the geese are waiting for us. we will never get out alive."

[Inflake]

I thought this was satire until the zoologist came up

[rlycervano]

The one who pitched this idea is one hell of a persuasive talker

[lotsabuena]

anyone who ever had a farm understands the best Guard Dog is actually a

[napalmman]

Government: Sorry we have to cut down the cost for prison security
The prison guards: That’s ok, we got goose

[sharon_ng]

The "Peace was never an option" spirit

[mixey]

Funny thing is geese have no loyalty. You might feed them but they wil still make noise when they are either happy or agitated. Dogs on the other hand become accustomed and loyal to inmates who feed them, making them as quit as a mouse when asked to stay put

[jankohrajko]

Not even hollywood writers would think about a prison escape involving shushing the geese 😂