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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Several pelicans and other water birds were hurt in last week’s extreme weather when temperatures reached below freezing, according to the Houston SPCA. The HSPCA’s Wildlife Center of Texas said they have been taking ill birds with mild frostbite, emaciation and parasites. Experts said the frostbite can be caused when pelicans have to dive deeper into frigid …

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