Pelican in zoo
Pelicans are a genus of large water are characterised by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped up contents before swallowing. The bills, pouches and bare facial skin of all species become brightly coloured before the breeding season. The eight living pelican species have a patchy global distribution, ranging latitudinally from the tropics to the temperate zone, though they are absent from interior South America as well as from polar regions and the open ocean.
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Location: Rhenen the Netherlands
Photo credit: © Pelican / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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