Pelicans can weigh up to 14 kilos. They grow up to 1.80 metres long and can have a wingspan of 3 metres and reach an age of 35 years. Both Eurasian species (the pink pelican and the frizzled-winged pelican) are among the largest flying birds.
Lifestyle[edit]
Pelicans are piscivorous; their diet consists of fish, although in times of food shortage, pelicans have also been known to eat gannet chicks[2]. A group of pelicans hunt together. Exuberant wing flapping drives a school of fish into shallow water. Pelicans have a large bill and a large throat pouch (between the bottom of the bill and the throat). When a pelican sees prey, it scoops the fish out of the water. When it lifts its head, the water leaves and the fish stay behind.
Apart from communal hunting, pelicans are also social birds. They breed in colonies, where they sit close together. In captivity, they do not breed until there are at least eight of them. source wikipedia
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