Chapter 543 (1/2)

A dozen pelicans have been introduced to waterfowl lake.

A pelican seems to be tired of swimming and staggers to the wooden perch on the shore.

The pelican looks very funny because of its big mouth and light head and feet. It staggers and staggers when walking.

A breeder was on the side and explained to the tourists: ”I heard a child call it big billed bird just now. It's really very vivid, ha, but its official name is pelican, which has nothing to do with Min Min who fills the top.

It is said that someone stole a piece of meat and was chased to the river. He bit the meat and jumped into the river. He didn't let go until he died. Later, the man became a pelican, and the stolen meat grew together and became a big pocket under the pelican's mouth. ”

Liu Xueqing leaned over and listened curiously to the breeder's explanation. Yingying was not interested and looked at the graceful swan in the water with interest.

”There are 8 kinds of pelicans, mainly distributed in Asia, Africa and Europe. They like warm waters. There are three kinds of pelicans in China. The pelican in our zoo is white pelican!

They are one of the largest birds that can fly. Their wings are fully open and can reach a length of three meters.

Although the big mouth looks clumsy, it is a powerful weapon for pelicans. When fishing, it can quickly insert into the water with little resistance. At the same time, the big mouth is very sensitive to vibration. Even in dark waters with poor light, it can feel the fluctuation of water flow and fish freely. ”

A tourist wondered, ”isn't this a white pelican? Why does it look a little powdery? ”

The breeder smiled and said, ”its color is like this. It doesn't mean that its name is white or pure white.”

The tourists nearby were a little embarrassed. They just told the children that this was a flamingo.

He hasn't seen flamingos either, but I have the impression that flamingos are pink and big, so I'm confused.

In fact, this situation is very common in zoos!

Pointing to the little panda and saying raccoons are nothing, even some are outrageous. They say they are weasels and skunks.

Some people can't even tell the lion from the tiger. They think the lion with mane on his head and the tiger without mane. They ask the keeper why the lion and the tiger are raised together.

Although it sounds ridiculous, it also reflects that people now know very little about animals.

Another child asked curiously, ”the bag under its mouth is so thin that the light can pass through. Won't it break?”

The keeper was baffled by the strange question and stuck and said, ”I don't think so. The pelican's throat sac is very elastic! Fish won't break if they jump in it. ”

The pelican steps on the log head, spreads its wings, presses down its long neck in a ”Z” shape, and the back neck is close to its back.

Then he raised his upper body, stretched his neck, lowered his big mouth, opened and closed it, as if he was drooling and saying ”Abba, Abba, Abba”, which looked simple and funny.

The bright red laryngeal sac surged and swung like a wave.

After shaking the throat sac, he raised his head, opened his mouth and yawned.

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The tourists laughed and looked really happy.

The keeper smiled and said, ”the throat sac of the pelican is very important! Look at the bright red of its laryngeal sac, which is a change only during breeding. Pelicans will tap their beak and shake their laryngeal sac from time to time to find a mate.

Pelicans are also very devoted to love. Once they find a partner, they won't change for life.

Of course, the pelican shakes its throat sac and has the effect of heat dissipation. ”

The pelican yawned and looked dull.

Even if you stand still, your big head with small black bean eyes also gives you a sense of stupidity and sprouting.

Liu Xueqing couldn't help thinking that this seemingly stupid bird is still a loyal love bird!

Just then, the pelican opened his mouth again, pressed the back of his head on his back, and slowly slid back like doing yoga.

The laryngeal sac is supported by the curved neck and turns out from inside to outside until the edge of the beak locks the neck!