Brown Pelican

DIVING DIVAS

Diet

• A variety of fish

Agility

• Can’t walk well on land but it is fast and graceful in the sky

• Can dive into the water from as high as 65 feet and swim using webbed feet

Defense Mechanisms

• Throw up on humans who get too close to their nesting site

• Hang out in large groups

Superpower

• Excellent eyesight for spotting fish under the water

• Can hold ~3-5 gallons of water in their pouches when they dive to catch a fish

• Able to drain out the water while keeping the fish inside the pouch which keeps other birds from stealing their fish