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A nigth has been built around the pelican, one of the oldest surviving birds. It is a commonly held belief
that the mother feeds her chicks on ber own blood. So people have regarded the pelican as the most
atlectionate and dutiful bird.
The large bill of the bird anakes it very easy to recognise it It has a short tail, short legs, long wings and a
lange beg under its bill Because of its webbed toes, the pelican finds walking on the land difficult
However, it is a delight to watch these birds in flight. The pelican has figured among the largest of birds. It
has a wing span of up to 275 metres, and weighs between 4.5 and 11 kg It lives in places with a moderate
climate it migrates to India, Africa and Iran in winter because its wings do not give sufficient protection
against the cold
The brown pelican is the smallest of the pelicans. It dives its head long into water from quite a beight to get
at its prey. The other six species of pelicans have a white plumage.
Pelicans are very sociable birds. They travel, rest, nest and even fish together. The young pelicans take
Wing when they are about two months old. The nests of pelicans are far from the source of any food.
Therefore, the adults have to fly great distances to get food.
LA Below you can find a summary of the above passage. Fill in each blank with one word/phrase
to complete it.
(8x=4
Pelican is one of the oldest (a)...birds. It is believed that its young ones are fed by the
mother's () Perhaps due to this, pelican is regarded as the (C) ......and dutiful bird. It
has long (d)........, webbed feet and a very short tail. Pelican finds it difficult to walk on land
because of its (e)...
maan... It lives in places where the climate is (1) ........... In all, there are
seven species of pelicans,​

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