Years active 1976 | Spouse(s) Alto (?-2009) | |
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Born 1976 Marineland aquarium, West Beach, South Australia Died 2 September 2009
Adelaide Zoo, Adelaide, South Australia | ||
Mr Percival (1976 - 2 September, 2009) was an Australian pelican, noted for his appearance in the 1976 Australian film Storm Boy. He was one of three trained pelicans used in the film, based on the novel of the same name. He lived at the Marineland aquarium until it closed in 1988, then at the Adelaide Zoo. Mr Percival, whose zoo name was Gringo, fathered seven chicks with partner Alto, the last in 2007. He died of old age on 2 September 2009.
Mr percival electric avenue film clip
References
Mr Percival Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA