Pelicans crash California graduation, 1 lands on red carpet

MALIBU, Calif. — A pair of pelicans majoring in curiosity crashed a graduation ceremony at Pepperdine University in Malibu.

The brown, dive-bombing birds joined the class of 2018 on Saturday as graduates were receiving diplomas on a lawn overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

A video shows one of the big birds landing among seated observers who managed to toss it back into the air, only to have it land on a red carpet at the centre of the ceremony.

One bird snapped its long beak at the hand of an official who tried to grab it.