https://www.pitara.com/tags/pelicans/Recent content in Pelicans on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/pelican-trouble/Thu, 07 Jun 2001 01:33:03 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/pelican-trouble/<p>Many people living in Andhra Pradesh may have escaped the wrath of the cyclone that ravaged the state last month, but the migratory pelicans, in a small costal village in northern Andhra, weren&rsquo;t quite as fortunate.</p> <figure class="image-medium has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-97_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-97_1_hu_262c67786225bbd1.gif" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-97_1_hu_740d710299408163.gif 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-97_1_hu_262c67786225bbd1.gif 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="Pelican Trouble [Illustration by Shiju George]" height="504" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>Pelican Trouble [Illustration by Shiju George]</figcaption> </figure> <p>The storms&rsquo; heavy winds and rains didn&rsquo;t cause as much material damage as was expected, however it proved disastrous for the pelicans as small chicks were blown out of their nests.</p>