Rescue Pelican Shows His Excitement After Seeing An Egg Hatch After 6 Years Of Waiting

This past month has been extremely special, magical, and exciting for this one particular pelican named Mr. Percival who lives at Twinnies Pelican and Seabird Rescue in Australia. Turns out, for six years, this gentleman along with his partner has nested and cared for their eggs, hoping for a baby, but none of the eggs have ever hatched. Until now. Well, sort of.

Turns out, the carers came across Mr. Percival 18 years ago on Chambers Island in Maroochydore, Queensland. The little pelican would constantly get entangled in fishing lines and hooks and need help. Turns out, the carers came across Mr. Percival 18 years ago on Chambers Island in Maroochydore, Queensland. "But the poor thing lost his wing due to a bad injury and a beautiful vet fixed him up. We got a special permit to keep him on our dam and we let people and kids know what fishing line and hooks can do to the wildlife," the team of Twinnies Pelican and Seabird Rescue explained in a Facebook post. After the pelican lost his wing due to a bad injury, the sanctuary got a permit to keep him.