The pelican is that tropical bird with the funny sack hanging from its beak, which it uses it to eat. Pelicans fly over lakes and oceans, and scoop up fish in that sack. They drain out the extra water, then turn the fish around to swallow it head first. Pelicans live on every continent except Antarctica, so fish everywhere need to watch out!
Lace up: If 2 pelicans and a shy seagull are having a picnic, how many birds is that in total?
Jog: Of the 7 continents (big land areas), pelicans live on all but one, Antarctica. How many continents have pelicans?
Sprint: If you can fit 3 little fish in your mouth and your pet pelican can hold 11 more than that, how many can a pelican hold?
Hurdle: If your pet pelican scoops up fish every 20 minutes starting at 2:10 pm, how many meals will it have by 5:00 pm?
High Jump: If 14 pelicans equally share a 266-pound pile of fish, how many pounds of fish does each pelican eat?
Answers:
Lace up: 3 birds.
Jog: 6 continents.
Sprint: 14 fish.
Hurdle: 9 meals.
High Jump: Each pelican eats 19 pounds of fish!
