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. The two Eurasian species (the pink pelican and the crowned pelican) are among the largest flying birds.
Way of life[edit]
Pelicans are piscivorous; their food consists of fish, although in times of food shortage there have been cases of pelicans eating the chicks of the gannet[2]. A group of pelicans hunts together. Exuberant wing flapping drives a school of fish to shallow water. Pelicans have a large bill and a large throat pouch (between the base of the bill and the throat). When a pelican sees prey, it scoops the fish out of the water. When he lifts his head the water goes away and the fish stays behind.
Besides hunting together, pelicans are social birds. They breed in colonies, where they sit close together. In captivity, they only start breeding when there are at least eight of them.
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