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Apr 8, 2018

Pelicans in Australia

Photo: Mezzanine1/GuardianWitness
PELICANS IN SILHOUETTE
Australian White Pelicans (Pelecamus conspicillatus) are seen in flight (above) near Penguin Island, off the Western Australia coast.  They look as spectacular in silhouette as they do in their normal colours.   There are eight Pelican species in the world and the Great White Pelican is found in Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Fiji, and Indonesia.  


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The closest living relatives to penguins are the Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) above, found in sub-Sahara Africa, and the Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) below, found in tropical east Africa.

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