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The Pelican is
a large water bird. The Pelican belongs to the Pelecanidae bird
family. You will be able to see some pelicans in the lakes of
the Kakadu National Park. You will be able to find the modern
pelicans on all continents except Antarctica. The weight of a
pelican is around thirteen kg and they have a wingspan of three
meters. The Pelicans have two different ways to feed
themselves. The white pelicans over the whole world used group
fishing to feed themselves. To catch small fish they will form a
line in swallow water, larger fish will be caught with the
bill-tip which is tossed up in the air and caught then they will
slid it the head first in the gullet. The Australian Pelican is
also known as Goolayyalibee. The Australian Pelican is a medium
size pelican, their weight is between four and seven kg. There
are different species of pelicans, here are some of them, brown
pelican, America white pelican, great white pelican, Australian
pelican, spot-billed pelican, pink backed pelican and peruvian
pelican. |
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