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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CBDE7F.77FF3D20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ralph arrives safely at sanctuary Pelican at new digs in North Carolina By PAT LEE Staff Reporter Wed, Mar 9, 2011 Ralph the pelican, blown off course in Halifax last year, is nearly at his destination in North Carolina, a wildlife centre where he will hopefully be released into the wild. (INGRID BULMER / Staff) Ralph the pelican has landed. After being on the road for three days, the bird, who had inadvertently ended up in Nova Scotia last fall, was successfully delivered Wednesday to a refuge in North Carolina. Hope Swinimer of the Hope for Wildlife Society in Seaforth, Ralph's home since September, said by phone Wednesday that the bird had made it to Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education in Newport, N.C. But she said there's one final twist to Ralph's story. It turns out he is a she. Swinimer, who rescued the brown pelican in Dartmouth after she was blown off course during hurricane Earl, said staff at the North Carolina centre knew right away that Ralph was a girl because of the size of the beak. "It's Ralphina now," she said, laughing. Earlier in the day, before knowing about the sex change, Swinimer said the bird had done well during the road trip. "Ralph is doing great. He's looking really good." ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CBDE7F.77FF3D20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19019"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"> <P>Ralph arrives safely at sanctuary</P> <P>Pelican at new digs in North Carolina</P> <P>By PAT LEE Staff Reporter</P> <P>Wed, Mar 9, 2011 </P> <P>Ralph the pelican, blown off course in Halifax last year, is nearly = at his=20 destination in North Carolina, a wildlife centre where he will hopefully = be=20 released into the wild. (INGRID BULMER / Staff)</P> <P></P> <P>Ralph the pelican has landed.</P> <P>After being on the road for three days, the bird, who had = inadvertently ended=20 up in Nova Scotia last fall, was successfully delivered Wednesday to a = refuge in=20 North Carolina.</P> <P>Hope Swinimer of the Hope for Wildlife Society in Seaforth, Ralph=92s = home=20 since September, said by phone Wednesday that the bird had made it to = Outer=20 Banks Center for Wildlife Education in Newport, N.C.</P> <P>But she said there's one final twist to Ralph's story. It turns out = he is a=20 she.</P> <P>Swinimer, who rescued the brown pelican in Dartmouth after she was = blown off=20 course during hurricane Earl, said staff at the North Carolina centre = knew right=20 away that Ralph was a girl because of the size of the beak.</P> <P>"It's Ralphina now," she said, laughing.</P> <P>Earlier in the day, before knowing about the sex change, Swinimer = said the=20 bird had done well during the road trip.</P> <P>"Ralph is doing great. He=92s looking really=20 good."</P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CBDE7F.77FF3D20--
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