【Bayo (2025)】

Please believe this pelican: he is Bayo (2025)not under arrest.

The California Highway Patrol responded to a call reporting an injured bird near Truckee on Tuesday, the Sacramento Beereports. Sure enough, patrolmen came upon a poor hurt pelican.

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Officer Troy Griesemer, a former falconer, quickly came to the bird's aid.

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"He looked tired from flying, so I knew I could get a hold of him,” Griesemer said. “This isn’t the first bird I’ve caught. I knew what to look for, how he was going to react and how he would try to defend himself.”

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Perhaps that is why Griesemer put the pelican in the back of a patrol car, which makes a pretty chill stand-in for an animal carrier.

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

The pelican was held at the station's animal shelter for an hour, then released to a wildlife rescue team.

As far as we know, no charges are pending.

[H/T: Jezebel]

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