Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus (3)

Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus (3)

Great white pelicans feed mainly on fish, carp in Europe and cichlids in Africa. They usually fish in shallow water and often use teamwork when feeding: a group of 8-12 birds swims into a horseshoe shape to surround the fish, then, all together, they plunge in their beaks and scoop them out. Once a pelican has fish in its pouch, it tilts its head vertically and swallows them whole. The great white pelican has an estimated daily food requirement of 900-1200 grams, equivalent to 2-4 large fish.

In my image, the feet of a great white pelican are shown.

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