February 21, 2021

I am a Brown Pelican

If I have lice, they are brown like me. 

If I was a White Pelican my lice would be white

For the lice, it's evolutionary.

Location: Sebastian Inlet State Park

Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/science/07obparasite.html

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