Pelican

Author: Barbara Allen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 With its distinctive, comical walk, large bill and association with the conservation movement, the pelican has attained iconic status. But the pelican has a chequered history. Classed as 'unclean' in the King James Bible, the legend of the compassionate pelican was later appropriated by Christianity to symbolise Christ's sacrifice. This majestic bird, gifted to British royalty in 1664, has been celebrated in art and literature, from Shakespeare's King Lear to the...Read more