Plural of brent, a type of small dark goose (brent goose) with distinctive white neck markings, that migrates between Arctic breeding grounds and temperate wintering areas.
From Old English 'brant' or similar Germanic roots meaning a burning or dark color, referring to the bird's dark plumage. The spelling 'brent' became standard in British English.
Brent geese undertake one of nature's most extreme migrations, flying over 4,000 miles from the Arctic to Europe and back each year—a single goose must survive on whatever seaweed and vegetation it can find.
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