Some pelicans live in Australia. They like to live near water like seas and also rivers or ponds. They also live on the land.
A pelican is a large bird and it has white feathers. It has a long beak with a sharp hook on the end. It has very short. Young pelicans have pink bills and legs and adult pelicans have orange bills and legs.
Pelicans like to eat lots of fish and crabs; also frogs and lobsters.
The baby pelicans grunt to beg for food a call that sounds much like the bark of a small dog.
Pelicans live 15 – 25 years