{"id":7030,"date":"2021-11-17T17:34:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T17:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farpics.com\/?p=7030"},"modified":"2021-11-17T17:34:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T17:34:02","slug":"pelicans-moved-to-winter-enclosure-at-czech-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farpics.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/17\/pelicans-moved-to-winter-enclosure-at-czech-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelicans Moved to Winter Enclosure at Czech Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"picture\" href=\"http:\/\/farpics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/00063794_medium.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"external_img_407444\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pix.avax.news\/avaxnews\/94\/37\/00063794_medium.jpeg\" alt=\"Zoo curators try to catch a pelican in order to move it into its winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. With the winter cold in the northern hemisphere approaching, keepers at the Liberec Zoo in northern Czech Republic are giving their 10 great white pelicans a helping hand to find their way to somewhere warmer. \nIn the wild, the big water birds would migrate thousands of miles south to warmer climes every autumn, but that is not an option for these birds. So, as temperatures drop by the day, it\u2019s the right time for action for more than a dozen keepers. On Tuesday, they were busy, chasing the pelicans in two kayaks and a boat on a lake in an effort to round them up and move them to a heated indoor enclosure within the zoo. Once the pelicans were on land, keepers were able to gather them up and carry them to their winter quarters. To avoid injuring the birds, they handled them only with their bare hands \u2013 not an easy task given the wingspan of the pelicans surpasses 3 meters (over 10 feet) and their weight reaches 15 kilograms (33 pounds). Once the winter is over, the birds will be returned to their open-air enclosure. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zoo curators try to catch a pelican in order to move it into its winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. With the winter cold in the northern hemisphere approaching, keepers at the Liberec Zoo in northern Czech Republic are giving their 10 great white pelicans a helping hand to find their way to somewhere warmer.<br \/>\nIn the wild, the big water birds would migrate thousands of miles south to warmer climes every autumn, but that is not an option for these birds. So, as temperatures drop by the day, it\u2019s the right time for action for more than a dozen keepers. On Tuesday, they were busy, chasing the pelicans in two kayaks and a boat on a lake in an effort to round them up and move them to a heated indoor enclosure within the zoo. Once the pelicans were on land, keepers were able to gather them up and carry them to their winter quarters. To avoid injuring the birds, they handled them only with their bare hands \u2013 not an easy task given the wingspan of the pelicans surpasses 3 meters (over 10 feet) and their weight reaches 15 kilograms (33 pounds). Once the winter is over, the birds will be returned to their open-air enclosure. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"picture\" href=\"http:\/\/farpics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/00063795_medium.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"external_img_407445\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pix.avax.news\/avaxnews\/95\/37\/00063795_medium.jpeg\" alt=\"A zoo curator tries to catch pelicans in order to move them into their winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zoo\">zoo<\/a> curator tries to catch pelicans in order to move them into their <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winter\">winter<\/a> enclosure at the zoo in Liberec in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"picture\" href=\"http:\/\/farpics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/00063796_medium.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"external_img_407446\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pix.avax.news\/avaxnews\/96\/37\/00063796_medium.jpeg\" alt=\"A zoo curator using a kayak tries to catch a pelican in order to move him into its winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A zoo curator using a kayak tries to catch a pelican in order to move him into its winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"picture\" href=\"http:\/\/farpics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/00063797_medium.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"external_img_407447\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pix.avax.news\/avaxnews\/97\/37\/00063797_medium.jpeg\" alt=\"Zoo curators try to catch pelicans in order to move them into their winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zoo curators try to catch pelicans in order to move them into their winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"picture\" href=\"http:\/\/farpics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/00063798_medium.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"external_img_407448\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pix.avax.news\/avaxnews\/98\/37\/00063798_medium.jpeg\" alt=\"Zoo curators carry pelicans in order to move them into their winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zoo curators carry pelicans in order to move them into their winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"picture\" href=\"http:\/\/farpics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/00063799_medium.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"external_img_407449\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pix.avax.news\/avaxnews\/99\/37\/00063799_medium.jpeg\" alt=\"A zoo curator using a kayak tries to catch a pelican inorder to move him into its winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A zoo curator using a kayak tries to catch a pelican inorder to move him into its winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"picture\" href=\"http:\/\/farpics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/0006379a_medium.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"external_img_407450\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pix.avax.news\/avaxnews\/9a\/37\/0006379a_medium.jpeg\" alt=\"A zoo curator using a kayak tries to catch a pelican in order to move it into its winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A zoo curator using a kayak tries to catch a pelican in order to move it into its winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"picture\" href=\"http:\/\/farpics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/0006379b_medium.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"external_img_407451\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pix.avax.news\/avaxnews\/9b\/37\/0006379b_medium.jpeg\" alt=\"A zoo curator tries to catch pelicans in order to move them into their winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A zoo curator tries to catch pelicans in order to move them into their winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"picture\" href=\"http:\/\/farpics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/0006379c_medium.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"external_img_407452\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pix.avax.news\/avaxnews\/9c\/37\/0006379c_medium.jpeg\" alt=\"Zoo curators try to catch a pelican in order to move it into its winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zoo curators try to catch a pelican in order to move it into its winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"picture\" href=\"http:\/\/farpics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/0006379d_medium.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"external_img_407453\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pix.avax.news\/avaxnews\/9d\/37\/0006379d_medium.jpeg\" alt=\"Zoo curators carry a pelican to its winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zoo curators carry a pelican to its winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"picture\" href=\"http:\/\/farpics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/0006379e_medium.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"external_img_407454\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/pix.avax.news\/avaxnews\/9e\/37\/0006379e_medium.jpeg\" alt=\"A zoo curator using a kayak tries to catch a pelican in order to move him into its winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. (Photo by Petr David Josek\/AP Photo)\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A zoo curator using a kayak tries to catch a pelican in order to move him into its winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. 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