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Mr Percival

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Mr Percival
Mr Percival
SpeciesAustralian Pelican
Sexmale
Hatched1976
Marineland aquarium, West Beach, South Australia
Died2 September 2009(2009-09-02) (aged 32–33)
Chicken House, Adelaide, South Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1976
Mate(s)Alto (d. 2009)

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 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.[1] Mr Percival, whose zoo name was Gringo, fathered seven chicks with partner Alto, the last in 2007.[2] He died of old age on 2 September 2009.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b "Storm Boy pelican dies". ABC Online. 4 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Mr Percival dips his wings at 33". The Australian. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2016.[permanent dead link])