Petting Zoo: 'Goosinator' Scares Geese Out of Park By Margaret Cavalier Published December 19, 2019 at 8:00 AM EST Geese have many different names. A male goose is called a 'gander,' a baby goose is a 'gosling,' and a group of geese is called a 'gaggle'!Geese were likely the first poultry humans kept as pets, about 3,000 years ago in Egypt.