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Pelicans are large water
birds. They have big pouched bills and long wings. The
huge bills allow pelicans
to store fish that they have
caught. So they can eat the fish later or serve it to their babies.
Pelicans are found on all continents, except Antarctica남극대륙.
There are several kinds of pelicans in the world. The smallest of
the pelican is the Brown Pelican. It can be as little as 2.75 kilograms,
106 centimeters and have a wingspan of 1.83 meters.
The largest pelican species is the Dalmatian
Pelican. An adult Dalmatian Pelican can
weigh up to 15 kilograms, 183 centimeters tall and a maximum wingspan
measures nearly 3.5 meters.
Pelicans can be colored white, especially when found in
Africa and Southern Eurasia. The American white pelican has black
tips on the end of its wings.
These particular pelicans can be spotted breeding in the Western United
States. But they migrate up into Canada and
over to Florida for winter.
 Pelicans
depend on fish for their
livelihood. So they need
to have plenty of fish swimming around. But sadly, people are catching too many of the
fish in the sea. So there are not enough remaining fish to feed the pelicans. Also,
people dump toxins into the water, and
it's very difficult for the pelican to survive. Let's try to keep
our oceans clean and healthy
so that we can enjoy watching those pelicans flying by the shore for many years to come! |
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