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  Scuttle

   GREAT WHITE PELICAN

  Age: 10 years

  Length: 2½ feet

  Weight: 16½ pounds

  Born: In the wild in Africa

  In the wild: These birds live in large flocks in eastern Europe to western China and lower Africa.

  At the zoo: African Journey area

  Family: Mothers lay eggs in a nest of sticks or on rocks. Babies can fly in about 70 days.

  Food: Eats fish in the wild and at the zoo.

  Fun fact: Zookeepers are training Scuttle and the zoo's other white pelican, Scooter, to stay on separate stands during feeding so the birds don't take each other's food.