‘The epitome of bizarre hilarity and joyous absurdity’ ***** (Tab.co.uk). Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that makes up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterised by a long beak and a ...

It was once mistakenly believed that the pelican (genus Pelecanus)—the big-beaked, short-legged, seemingly lopsided waterbird—fed its young with blood by tearing open its own breast. Thus through the ...

A new species of pterosaur was discovered recently that seems to share some qualities with the modern pelican, notably a pouched beak used to swoop down into lakes and catch prey. If the pterosaur's ...