Pelican

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Pelican

• By
• Jhon Valencia, Milena Chavez and Sadiqa Hisari

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PELICAN

• An unmistakable bird of coastal water
• Famous for its huge bill with expanding pouch.

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PELICAN APPEARANCE

• One of the worlds larges birds.
• 5-8KG.
• WINGSP UP TO 3M.
• BENEATH ITS LONG, FLATTENED BILL IS A BRIGHT
  YELLOW- ORANGE POUCH FOR FEEDING.

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HABITAT

• Salt bays, beaches, ocean.
• Shallow waters along coast.
• Sheltered bays
• Strays may appear on freshwater lakes inland.
  

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Behavior

• Quiet animal
• Likes plunging into water and coming to surface
  with fish in its bill.
• Sometimes scavenges and will become tame.

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DIET

• Fish
• Menhaden
• Smelt
• Anchovies
• Also some crustaceans

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NESTING

• First breeds at the age 3 years or older.
• They make the nest on ground or cliff of island,
  or on low trees such a mangroves.
• They lay 3 eggs, sometimes 2 or 4. It is
  incubated by both sexes,roughly 28-30 days.
• They live 12-14 years in the wild.

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People and pelican

• -Very social
• -Tame
• -Peaceful

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Enemies

• The human being
• Industrial activity
• Changing water levels
• Irrigation

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Conclusion

• A ponderous dark water bird
• Interesting
• Friendly

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SOURCES

• WWW.univision.com
• Www.altavista.com
• www.petersononline.com
• www.yahoopicturegallerghtm.com