Photo by Fir0002 (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, remember that unique trait that all Pelican species share?\u00a0 This is the trait that has made this bird so popular and gives them the ability to scoop up fish. \u00a0 Of course, I am talking about their amazing throat pouch, which plays a major role in feeding.\u00a0 Now there might be some rumours out there saying that the Pelican uses this pouch to store their food.\u00a0 Well, this is actually false, as they simply use the pouch to catch the fish, drain the water out and then proceed to swallow the fish immediately.\u00a0 As well, the chicks will put their beaks in the throat of their parents to get their feeding.<\/p>\n
Pelican Fast Fact – <\/strong>The American White Pelican is able to store up to 11.5 liters (3 gallons) of water in their throat pouch.\u00a0 I am guessing that is more than the standard 8 glasses of water we need to drink.<\/p>\nI hope you all enjoyed Wild Fact #600 and will continue to join me as we count down to zero.\u00a0 Have a great day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Welcome back to a new week of Wild Facts.\u00a0 I just realized that we have finished 400 animal facts already.\u00a0 Time flies when you are having fun!\u00a0 Just think in a couple more years, the target of 1000 animal facts will be achieved.\u00a0 To celebrate Wild Fact #600 we are going to explore the world of one of the most interesting water birds, the Pelican, of course.\u00a0 There are more than half a dozen different Pelican species but all of them share a\u00a0 very unique trait.\u00a0 Don’t worry we will talk about that bizarre trait, soon. First, let’s learn a <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,381,4025,1727,1728,1729,1730,1731],"yoast_head":"\n
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