“When we first rescued Ovi, he was bleeding from a cut on his leg and we realized his flight feathers were gone, as well as him being really dirty,” El Oud told The Dodo. “We later discovered he had a fever.” They brought the pelican(鹈鹕) back to shore, and El Oud researched how to care for the bird. With the help of the wildlife rehabilitation group Lebanese Wildlife, they were able to nurse Ovi back to health.

El Oud trained Ovi through positive reinforcement so he could better care for him and Ovi quickly caught on. “When he acted well, I’d give him a fish, and when he didn't I'd just ignore it,” El Oud said. “In less than a day, he became a very friendly bird toward me. [He’s a] very intelligent animal.”

Unfortunately, without his flight feathers, most likely clipped by wildlife traffickers, Ovi could no longer make it long distances. Luckily, he was already in the perfect place to get his strength back.

El Oud’s father, Ali, is the manager at the seaside restaurant Abou Mounir Fishery in Beirut, Lebanon. Ali knew Ovi would be safe at the marina, where the family is friendly with all the locals and fishermen. Soon, protecting and caring for Ovi became a community effort. El Oud fed Ovi around the marina until the pelican learned where the fish were coming from and became the restaurant’s best customer.

Now, Ovi waddles into the bustling café to get a snack multiple times a day. “Essentially, what he does is hang out down from the restaurant and does whatever he wants,” El Oud said. “But sometimes if he's hungry and wants food, he comes up by himself because he realized that's where the food is coming from.”

Ovi has become something of a mascot for the restaurant, but the family hopes he   can also become a symbol of how to properly interact with wildlife. “Everyone here takes care of him. He’s become the symbol of this place,” Ali El Oud told The National. “Hopefully, he won’t become domestic and will migrate again. We want him to have a life that a pelican should have.”

【小题1】Which can be defined as positive reinforcement according to the text?

A．Jack passed the English exam and he didn’t need to help do housework.

B．Jack passed the English exam and he was rewarded with a bike.

C．Jack failed in the English exam and he had to help do housework.

D．Jack failed in the English exam and he wouldn’t get a bike.

【小题2】Who might be to blame for Ovi’s loss of feathers according to the text?

A．Drug traffickers.	B．Wildlife dealers.
C．Wildlife activists.	D．Locals and fishermen.

【小题3】What is people’s attitude towards Ovi at the marina?

A．Negative.	B．Curious.
C．Indifferent.	D．Supportive.

【小题4】What can be inferred from the text?

A．Ovi may end up in the wild.

B．Ovi is afraid of people.

C．Ali El wants to keep Ovi as a pet.

D．Ovi is always hungry.