Talk:Pelican
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I would like very much to know where the source is that says "From Fossil record it is known Pelicans have been around for over 40 million years" I am very curious ? thank you.
The Pelican Can! Dfrg.msc 02:36, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
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What about pelican excrement? I can't seem to find ANY information on wikipedia about pelican droppings!
--- I saw a video of a pelican eating a pigeon: http://break.com/index/pelican_tries_to_eat_a_pigeon.html is this normal? Xaerocool 08:00, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Image of Australian Pelican
I saw this (bottom) image at commons, and changed:
This:
with this:
As somebody who shoots first, and asks afterwards, anyone who disagrees with this change?
Delta Tango • Talk 03:57, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
Oh great photos! Zomputer 21:49, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pelican eats pigeon
Times on line — AnemoneProjectors (talk) 08:57, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
→ BBC 67.32.139.50 13:48, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
I don't think this behaviour is as rare as some would have you believe. I have personally seen an Australian pelcan trying to eat ducklings. There are also TWO seperate pigeon eating videos on YouTube and mutiple witness accounts from St James Park, some that involve eating ducks.
- Having said that, these are pinioned captive birds in artificial settings. Of the three species I've seen in the wild, I've never seen any incidence of predation other than on fish. jimfbleak 06:24, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
Second video here
[edit] Photo
I replaced the photo because I foun a cuter one. Hope no one minds. If you do feel free to revert me. I wont take it personally. Zomputer 02:49, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cannibalism
I thought that the old myth about pelican mothers letting their chicks eat them arose because someone saw chicks feeding from the mother's bill and assumed they were eating the mother's mouth itself. I read it in a book, anyway. Brutannica 22:48, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] New Photo
I changed the main photo after taking this new back-lit one at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. (5D, 400mm 2.8) http://www.pbase.com/ahuse/image/75923093
[edit] Is this true?
In this article, it mentions that pelicans are found on all continents but Antarctica. Is this true??? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 198.166.221.182 (talk) 20:29, 1 April 2007 (UTC).
- Yes, Peruvian in SAm, Brown and American White in NAM, Spot-billed in Asia, Great White and Dalmatian in Europe, Pink-backed in Africa, Australian in ... jimfbleak 05:14, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
