PELICANS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Black Spot]

video of pelican eating pigeon. Not for the squeamish:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/249287/pelican_eats_pigeon/

[goat starer]

Eeeeeuuuuukkkkkkk!!!!!

What a monster.

[goat starer]

Ang about!!! looking at the dates on that it is another pelican not the original one! this must be becomming epidemic!

[Sibling Chatty]

Pelicans are not very discriminating eaters.

Almost 50 years ago, I watched one eat a snake that happened to be alive at the time, and tried to get out repeatedly. They'll basically try to eat anything that doesn't try to eat them first.

When I was about 7, I left my shoes sitting uncovered on the beach, and a pelican ate one of my stupid orthopedic shoes. I never thanked him for it, either....

Mom wasn't amused, but it was the last time she forced me into stupid orthopedic shoes, too.

[Aggie]

Yet another.  It purports to be a 'second angle' to the other video, but looks like a different incident to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T569Z8t8ZA0

[Sibling Chatty]

With water that near, i'm amazed that it didn't drown it. That's what they'd do with wharf rats.

And orthopedic shoes.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

With water that near, i'm amazed that it didn't drown it. That's what they'd do with wharf rats.

And orthopedic shoes.

Yes, but RATS are considerably smarter than snakes, and RATS BITE.  (don't ask ..   )

[Aphos]

Oh my.  I live near Lake Keystone, which is just west of Tulsa.  We have a significant pelican population.  Are we about to suffer grade-B horror movie moments with mutant pelicans?

[goat starer]

almost certainly!

but on a lighter note and showing that nature has a softer (if bizzare) side.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZUSGyInE5Y&NR

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

It will take a while but...

Pelicans eating the protein of pigeons will get smarter.

And bigger.

And try bigger pray.

Like children.

Should we act now? (or start taking more kids to the petting zoo? )

[Sibling Chatty]

Nope, pelicans eating pidgies will get dumber. They're accustomed to nice fish protien, not nasty pidgie feathers and crap.

They will start trying to eat poodles.

It's a win-win situation.

[goat starer]

they will not get all the omega 3 and fish oils that they get from Mackerel. certain to produce dumb pelicans which will then simply become a larger and more aggressive version of the pigeon.

[Sibling Chatty]

As long as they attempt to eat little anklebiter beasties, it's OK with me...

Unless we can teach them to attack Rush Limbaugh instead.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

As large as a pelican's beak is, I don't think it's THAT large.

Likely need a steam-shovel to "eat" something as large as Rush's head ...

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

This thread and the fossil Terror Bird one made a click in my head:

Leave pelicans alone, we need to introduce Rush to a live (cloned?) Terror Bird. First Rush will like it, and after the Terror Bird will like Rush.

How's that for a happy ending?