White pelicans are one of the largest bird species in North American and were wiped out in Washington state until 1993.

Their beaks and bills are rarely preserved, but paleontologists were fortunate enough to find a 30 million-year-old pelican from southern France with most of its specialized bill intact.

Keepers at a zoo in the Chinese city of Yibin had to undertake a bizarre rescue in late May. A greedy pelican had swallowed ...

The New Orleans Pelicans announced Monday that the team's mascot, Pierre, will undergo reconstructive surgery after "suffering a broken beak" by running into a basket stanchion while playing pick ...

Pelicans also have a sharp hook at the end of their beak, which can serve as a useful weapon against threats. There aren’t many animals that would hunt an adult pelican, but young birds and ...

The pelican, which suffered a severe beak fracture possibly caused by fishing line, was admitted to the facility in April in critical condition.

"With pelicans it's a bit easier even though they're big, they're not that aggressive so as long as they're not trying to attack you with their hook on the beak, there's not much harm in the ...

A pelican walked into a Depoe Bay coffee shop this week, ... Kirchner said he grabbed the pelican by the beak so it couldn’t nip anyone and placed it in a large cardboard box he brought with him.

Their beaks and bills, the keratinous structures used for feeding and other behaviors, are rarely preserved, but paleontologists were fortunate enough to find a 30 million-year-old pelican from ...

The earliest known pelican reveals 30 million years of evolutionary stasis in beak morphology Journal of Ornithology DOI: 10.1007/s10336-010-0537-5 Related Topics PELICANS ...