The Pelican Pouch 🦤

What happens

In Romania's Danube Delta, hundreds of pelicans fish together in a circle, all dipping their heads at once. Frogs croak in the reeds, pygmy cormorants dry off on branches, and the ball lands right in a pelican's stretchy pouch.

Fun facts

• A pelican's pouch can hold more water than its stomach.
• Pelicans fish together in a circle to trap the fish.
• The Danube Delta is home to more than 300 kinds of birds.

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