Pelican Cove
Meet the Keeper, daily talk at 2pm in Pelican Cove.
Meet the Dalmatian pelican - the largest and rarest of the pelican species with a wingspan up to 10 feet! Odin, Logan, Rogue and Storm are currently at home in our Pelican Cove exhibit with a huge pond and a pair of islands for them to perch on to preen their feathers and sunbathe. We have built a new Pelican Barn for when these big birds need some time off show.
These big birds are built to fish! A huge throat pouch under their oversized beak holds up to 3 buckets of water, acting like a net to scoop up prey. Our Keepers offer them fish several times a day to match their appetites. Meet the Keepers at 2 pm talk each day at Pelican Cove to answer all your pelican questions.
Dalmatian pelicans were once a familiar sight on UK wetlands 2000 years ago, but they became extinct as their wetland homes were drained for farms and people hunted them for food.
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