17-04-2015 15:00

This news is about a pelican. He lives in a zoo. This zoo is in San Diego, California.

The pelican is a boy. He is one month old. He is 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms) heavy. He is getting big. The zoo workers must watch him. The pelican must not eat too much. If he eats too much, he will grow too fast. Growing up very fast is not good.

The pelican has a sibling, but he lives alone. Sometimes, pelican siblings fight, and that is dangerous.

Difficult words: If …, will … (this is the “second conditional”; we use it to talk about things which are not happening, but can happen and with what result), sibling (brother or sister).

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