IRVINE, Calif. (AP) – A pelican found tangled in fishing line with a 6-inch hook lodged in its lower bill has been released back into the wild after surgeries and ...

Pelicans are large water birds known for their “scooping” mouth pouch used to catch fish in the water. There are currently eight living pelican species present in many regions around the world.

FILE - American white pelicans at Oregon's Lake Klamath. Populations of the birds have declined due to drought in some areas of the state, and have climbed at colonies on the Lower Columbia River. Jes ...

Pelicans live in warm and tropical areas close to water; you can often see them hanging out together on docks and beaches. They are very social and usually stick together in flocks or colonies. One of ...

Word of beak apparently is a powerful thing, with about 3,000 white pelicans now summering in Mississippi Pool 13, up from a couple of hundred big birds a few years ago. "I think the word's gotten out ...

3.This pattern on a pigeon's feather's that were revealed when a UV light was shined on them: Pelican standing near a pond with greenery in the background Pelican with wide-open beak standing near a ...

In the crest, the mother pelican is vulning herself in order to feed her chicks, and three drops of blood are visible below the mother pelican's beak. Vulning refers to the process of a female pelican ...

GoPro cameras were originally designed to capture the greatest moments in surfing, though the tiny cameras are turning out to be infinitely more entertaining when strapped to birds. The latest: a ...

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — A pelican found tangled in fishing line with a 6-inch hook lodged in its lower bill has been released back into the wild after surgeries and months of rehabilitation in Southern ...