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How the Australian Pelican crams 13 litres into its beak

To: 'Con Boekel' <>, 'canberrabirds chatline' <>
Subject: How the Australian Pelican crams 13 litres into its beak
From: Philip Veerman <>
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2018 01:04:52 +0000
Good point. I wonder whether any other birds can do that. I suspect the big 
albatross could......... In most birds the lower beak is fused bone, which 
would not allow it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Con Boekel 
Sent: Saturday, 3 February, 2018 10:57 AM
To: canberrabirds chatline
Subject: How the Australian Pelican crams 13 litres into its beak

It was not until I studied a series of images taken at Kelly's recently that I 
realized that Australian Pelicans have the ability to hinge their lower beaks 
outwards as well as downwards.

regards

Con



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