The Pelican
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About The Pelican
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Pelican missing after being scared by gulls at Blackpool Zoo
A pelican has Gone Missing from a zoo after taking to the air when it was scared by a flock of gulls.
Blackpool Zoo said the 14-week-old fledgling flew on to the flamingo house on Friday afternoon after being startled by the squawking birds.
It said The Pelican was then " taken on a gust of wind" and keepers lost sight of it at about 16:00 BST as it headed towards South Shore .
A representative said anyone who spots it should contact The Zoo .
They said the brown-feathered bird was about 4ft (1. 2m) tall with a 5ft (1. 5m) wingspan and had been " seen in the area" since it flew off.
They said keepers were " following up all sightings" and searches were " continuing from dawn to dusk every day".
" We remain hopeful that it will be found, " they said.
They said pelicans were " beautiful, docile creatures" and there was " no threat to the public" but anyone who spots it should not approach it.
They added that The Zoo had " housed this magnificent species for many years" and had the only collection that had " successfully Bred . . which makes the youngster very special".
" This is the First Time we have had an incident like this, which was down to the ever-growing problems we, and The Town , continue to have with seagulls, " they said.
In April, The Zoo , a role which would see successful applicants dressed up in bird costumes to scare away The Nuisance birds.
It later said almost 200 people had.
Source of news: bbc.com
