Mr Percival

Q: When did Mr Percival die?

Mr Percival died on September 2, 2009.

Q: How old was Mr Percival when they died?

Mr Percival was 33 years old at the time of death.

Q: What was Mr Percival's cause of death?

The cause of death of Mr Percival was natural causes.

Mr Percival (1976 – 2 September 2009) was an Australian pelican, noted for his appearance in the 1976 Australian film Storm Boy. He was one of three trained pelicans used in the film, based on the 1964 novel of the same name. He lived at the Marineland aquarium at West Beach until it closed in 1988, then at the Adelaide Zoo. Mr Percival, whose name at the zoo was Gringo, fathered seven chicks with partner Alto, the last in 2007. He died on 2 September 2009.