Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) landing on a lake. Also known as the eastern white pelican, this bird lives in large colonies in Africa an

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Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) landing on a lake. Also known as the eastern white pelican, this bird lives in large colonies in Africa and Eurasia. It feeds almost exclusively on fish, which it catches by plunging its large bill into the water. It may reach a length of up to 180 centimetres, with a wingspan of almost four metres. Photographed in the Western Cape region of South Africa.

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