Mr Percival (1976 – 2 September 2009) was an
Australian pelican
The Australian pelican (''Pelecanus conspicillatus'') is a large waterbird in the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant in New Zealand ...
, 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 1964
novel of the same name. He lived at the Marineland aquarium at
West Beach until it closed in 1988, then at the
Adelaide Zoo
Adelaide Zoo is Australia's second oldest zoo (after Melbourne Zoo), and it is operated on a non-profit basis. It is located in the parklands just north of the city centre of Adelaide, South Australia. It is administered by the Royal Zoologic ...
.
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.
See also
*
List of individual birds
This is a list of well-known real birds. For famous fictional birds, see list of fictional birds.
* Águia Vitória, a bald eagle who serves as the mascot for Portuguese football club S.L. Benfica
* Albert Ross, an albatross believed to have bee ...
References
1976 animal births
2009 animal deaths
Individual pelicans
Individual animals in Australia
Animal actors
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