The Pelican, more specifically Brown Pelican, is a mid-sized North/South American bird. It is an adoptable animal in Wildlife Park 2 and Wildlife Park 3.
Description[]
The brown pelican is the smallest of eight species of pelican and one of three to occur in the Americas. Adults can reach 1.52m (5ft) in length and have a wingspan of 2.28m (7.6ft). It is very dark in coloration when compared to most other pelican species, hence its name, although adults also have a white head which gains a yellow crown during the breeding seasons. Like all pelicans, it has a large beak and a distinctive throat pouch which is used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents.
The brown pelican ranges across the American coastlines, from British Columbia, Canada to northern Chile in the Pacific and New Jersey, United States to the Amazon River mouth in the Atlantic, as well as a population on the Galapagos Islands. Unlike many pelicans, they hunt by diving into water to catch fish. They live and nest in large flocks and both parents tend to their chicks, of which there can be up to three at a time. Although considered a species of "Least Concern", pesticides and hunting have caused pelican populations to decline in the past. Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first of its kind in the United States, was created in Florida to protect the species from hunters.
Wildlife Park 2[]
| “ | Latin name: Pelecanidae. Pelicans are large water birds. Their wingspan can reach up to 3 metres and pelicans can weigh up to 13 kg. They belong to the species of pelicaniformes with feet with four webbed toes. The most striking characteristic of this bird is its up to 40 cm long beak with an extremely flexible skin-bag under its lower jaw. Pelicans catch fish. They inhabit coastal regions of oceans, seas and rivers as well as wetlands such as swamps and moors. Pelicans inhabit almost all freshwater and saltwater regions in the world. Therefore the different species have developed various different methods to catch fish. Some species will form a circle with fellow animals on the surface of the water, thus driving the fish together in the centre. Other species chase fish in deep water by flying 10 - 20 metres high and then nose-diving into the water. Pelicans breed in large colonies in nests that are built in bushes or on the ground. | ” |
The pelican is an adoptable animal in Wildlife Park 2 and is available in the base game. Its daily need and enrichment necessities include fish, flying and swimming. They prefer having a minimum herd of 3, with 30 as the maximum number of herd.
| Basic Statistics |
| Cost: 300 Attractiveness: 2 stars |
| Essential Needs |
| Fish: 3 kg/day Flying: 8 hours/day Swimming: 2 hours/day |
Wildlife Park 3[]
The brown pelican is an adoptable animal in Wildlife Park 3. It was added as part of the Creatures of the Caribbean expansion pack. Their daily food and enrichment necessities include fish, water, flying and swimming. They also prefer a minimum herd of 3, with 30 as the maximum herd number. The species is specifically identified as the Brown Pelican.
Diseases[]
These are the list of diseases that the said animal can suffer from:
| Anxiety | Apathy | Avian Flu | Babesiosis |
| Bronchitis | Conjunctivitis | Cut | Deficiency |
| Dehydration | Diarrhea | Eczema | Gangrene |
| Gastric Ulcer | Iodine Deficiency | Mesostigmata | Splinter |
| Tuberculosis | Vasculitis | Heat Exhaustion | Oil Toxication |
Trivia[]
- In Wildlife Park 3, there's an unused white variant texture of the brown pelican. A pair of eyes is prominently missing from the graphical file.
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