Pelicans Too Can Get Drunk !

Beware of pelicans! Recently, a pelican crashed headlong
into a car, and another three of the Californian brown
pelicans were found wandering, dazed in the streets of
Laguna Beach.

The crashed pelican suffered a very deep cut in its pouch
and the scientists tested the contents. They suspect these
four pelicans are being drunk on see algae.

Wildlife Care Centre officials feels that sea birds may have
been under the influence of the algae in the ocean, and
these algae when eaten produced the domoic acid
poisoning.

The local Wildlife authorities warned the public to be on
the look out for birds appeared “drunk” disoriented or
noticed at unusual places. In 1961, there was a similar  
attack of sea birds on people on cars in the ocean side
California town of Capitola; a scene similar to the horror
movie "The birds" produced by Alfred Hitchcock. Scientists
traced back this unusual behaviour to consuming shell fish
contaminated with the domoic acid.  


                                                                                 November 2006
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