Feb. 13 (UPI) --A pink-backed pelican that escaped from a zoo in Belgium was captured after taking up residence at a golf course in the Netherlands.

The pink-backed pelican, which was born at Hagenbeck Zoo in Germany, is "settling in well" at Birdland in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.

Zoo official say pelicans are the heaviest of flying birds, and although pink-backed pelicans are one of the smallest pelican species, they can weigh up to 15 pounds and boast an eight-foot wingspan.

This undated photo provided by Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium shows a pink-backed pelican. The zoo has closed several exhibits and taken other precautions after one of its pelicans died ...

THE pink-backed pelican is a uncommon resident found from the KZN South Coastal belt northwards through Mozambique. It is listed as a rare RDB bird. They like coastal bays and estuaries and are ...

A pink-backed pelican that died on Thursday tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian flu, the Lincoln Journal Star reported. A second pelican became ill Friday and was euthanized, ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo announced the death of two Pink-backed pelicans Friday night. Zoo officials said one pelican died on Thursday from "highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

In April, a California brown pelican's pouch was brutally slashed. Pink the pelican was released this week after successful surgery. NPR's Scott Simon talks with veterinarian Dr. Rebecca Duerr.

Feb. 13 (UPI) --A pink-backed pelican that escaped from a zoo in Belgium was captured after taking up residence at a golf course in the Netherlands. The Den Bosch Animal Ambulance said the pelican ...

A wildlife park has welcomed a female pelican as part of its breeding scheme which aims to secure the bird's population across Europe. The pink-backed pelican, which was born at Hagenbeck Zoo in ...

OMAHA, Neb. — Several exhibits at a Nebraska zoo were closed indefinitely after a pelican died from avian influenza and a second was euthanized, officials said Friday. According to a news ...