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[@whazzuphere]

LOL! Pelicans are such hilarious gluttons. They'd swallow a whale if they could.

[@davidbuschhorn6539]

I'm picturing the three inch tall baby chick all excited that mom has brought back food and then she horks up a three foot carp.

[@ahseng6079]

seng

[@chronoroost]

Yum

[@Priti_Gaikwad]

@@ahseng6079 tbtwoembexwbwnbczAtybhute

[@Priti_Gaikwad]

eeennv

[@Priti_Gaikwad]

@@ahseng6079bwxcvnmljf ☆daboppu>

[@kramphillips]

0:52 “Out of the way you pelic*%t” said big fish Freddy. 😂

[@Catobleppa]

I never saw pelicans with a break crest. That's some pterosaur looking shit

[@AzlianaLyana]

Oppss! too big! too big! hahaha

[@romainlerch106]

That's what she said ! Sorry.

[@hvdgaming4842]

That’s what your mom said! Sorry.

[@vexakul9536]

Fish of that size could probably get stuck in its throat even if it cought it, would be interesting to see it trying to swallow

[@obiwashere]

Imagine eating a dish while and it’s just jumping around in your stomach

[@raymondjones7423]

Japan: Enters the chat

[@--Paws--]

Pelican't

[@critter7052]

Pelicans are so cute

[@himeshoney]

0:53 the friend is like “:O”

[@hyojoonus]

Pelican, "I'm thirsty." Proceeds to drink out of a fire hydrant.

[@williamsapong81]

Here we witness the big-mouthed water chicken in its natural habitat.

[@fishlivesmatter]

look at all those chickens.

[@chronoroost]

Donex Kintz caw

[@whom8271]

Donex Kintz caw

[@darkking7163]

Bruhhh

[@steve3370]

I cant tell if this is a troll or a serious person. 😂

[@ElLengthwise]

Those are ducks! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 (pun intended)

[@mrgameboy5727]

bruh they just laughing their asses off in the thumbnail

[@someoneintheinternet7110]

🤣

[@25dinmepaisadouble72]

Lmao can't unsee now! 😂

[@stevenlester2606]

And they always feed with piano music playing in the background.

[@beyzademirkol9782]

do you know other piano music?

[@sokhakho7154]

yes

[@zipper125snowputty]

Its called class you know

[@pubgfunny5590]

@@beyzademirkol9782 has a been

[@ineshvaladolenc6559]

I knew it. It's the piano's fault

[@stefrong2260]

Thumbnail: When you and your friend are trying to kill that huge spider on the wall and it suddently jumps towards you

[@ZestyMozzarella]

Surprising how easily they glide down their throat. Looks like the fish just swims right down to their stomach lol.

[@KwasiAfriyie-pm4er]

The pelicans beak is large they can't swim out.

[@Natureindica]

All footage are very sharp👍

[@S.N.E-1]

I feel like those fish are just the perfect size for the pelicans beak.

[@jaybarcita1087]

So hilarious 😆....Ooppsss!!!! Pretty big darling 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jalex4184]

When i saw them trying to eat those bigger fish: I was like dang why yall gotta be so greedy. I laughed when they wrote exactly what i was thinking at 1:04.

[@natureswaylawncare3346]

Anyone else wondering how long it takes the fish to die when swallowed whole and alive?

[@UpcycleElectronics]

As long as it takes to suffocate out of water. I wonder if they will try to fly before the fish dies. The acrobatics would be...um..interesting.

[@brycxio]

Must be awful have a flopping fish in you

[@shockal7269]

The fish usually die within a few minutes. The pelicans can still fly afterwards but with some difficulty.

[@MrstealYoWifi]

I'm a fish and can confirm

[@lazyburrito8085]

MrstealYoWifi yeah me too

[@Corporate_Warfare]

It usually takes one video about the pelican to be completly addicted to it. The fact they try to eat anything in sight from birds to sharks make it even better

[@lisag5670]

Awwww the chicks 🐣 are so cute.

[@nl2457]

That one pelican was like “on second thought, nah”

[@megagodsavageredlion9772]

Some big ass fish their catching

[@GhostTales555]

Oh wow. What a frenzy

[@WiL_M87]

Beautiful Birds

[@mogamonte]

HERMOSOS Y PRECIOSOS

[@sumudunandasena858]

I love this video

[@arshadmiya50]

Very good

[@uthayamr]

Wonderful

[@lenomendoncamendonca4918]

Um espacial video .magnético..

[@lfeco]

The Pelican....his beak can hold more than his belly can.

[@SurajKumar-qq1ug]

I love this palas

[@user-uw3yg4ph8d]

عاشت الايادي الحڨيقه فديوهات كلش حلوه وروعه

[@CJCroen1393]

These birds took a calculated risk, but they forgot they suck at math.

[@sokhakho7154]

amazing

[@chriscavlinpolo4263]

That music fits HAHAHAHA

[@Birdsoundf1]

Nice video

[@ManMohakUttarakhand]

Wow amazing video super 👍

[@flute136]

can they even swallow that fish at 0:41? lol

[@nilmamariateixeirademouram1634]

Muito bom 👍

[@rimilsinku2335]

Wwhhhhhhoooooohhoooohhhooo i love them..

[@Xenomorphdude472]

Like the part where the pelican gets slapped by the fish.

[@connorkim7306]

-look at all those chickens-

[@alijaanali9242]

Wow

[@MuhammadEgypt]

Cute little ones.

[@Enviotonin85]

i wonder how does it feel like to have something still alive wobbling inside your stomach.

[@patrickpitchford6764]

Anyone else read the narration Attenborough's voice in your head?

[@MrColiBasah]

I've always wondered what happened to the fish when they got swallowed whole 🤔 won't the sharp back spine of the fish hurt the inside of the pelicans ?

[@Grayhome]

Interesting question. I assume evolution would take care of the pelicans' stomach lining, but I do not know for sure.

[@theholybuttfungus5911]

Mus Taqqim Not all fish have spiny rays on their fins, even then they are swallowed head first so the rays are tucked down so it won’t cause any damage of have it get stuck in the pelicans throat.

[@woronesch]

It will be a fish with huge sharp needles all over it’s body, so called “Hedgehog fish”😄 Just imagine what happens when it inflates inside a pelican’s stomach or throat?😬📌

[@dontask2421]

Артём Титов, you mean pufferfish?

[@woronesch]

Don’t Ask Yes:) It looks very dangerous

[@beyzademirkol9782]

normally when i watched this documantary i heard different kind of music it like mozart or same kind of that do anyone know about that music cause im very cruies about that please share with me.

[@gideonlance6182]

1:00 what are you filming there?

[@lily4351]

wow different eye colors.

[@victorfrankenstein4409]

That thumbnail is a meme in the making.

[@scottsummer542]

that's funny 😂😂😂

[@gyansingh4771]

good

[@aaronjohnson718]

A sadder thing about the pelican fishing fail is that all of the fish that a pelican misses are usually invasive carp

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Seal the deal? Lol

[@barbarahammer9037]

texas have gray pelican in texas city in the past you don't hardly see them now..

[@mohammadomar5072]

سبحان الله وبحمده سبحان الله العظيم عدد خلقه ورضا نفسه وزنة عرشه ومداد كلماته

[@najthesavior4286]

Oh shit Robert here comes a big one

[@hanhho292]

Nhìn thích

[@QuangNguyen-ng5zh]

Pelican? More like Pelicant

[@pokiialixz1827]

*LOL*

[@kennethsatria6607]

I didn't know some Pelicans have crests

[@hanhho292]

Chỗ nào mà cá nhiều ghê

[@biancacarrera5795]

TE AMO AMOR MIO GUAPO .😆😆😇😇😁😁😁😁😁

[@silbiabanuelos5166]

0:44 It was this big!

[@arbiterftw]

It be like that sometimes

[@grantcritchfieldstexastrai7072]

A little too big to handle with ease anyway. That's a couple of days worth of calories right there.

[@jessedupere429]

Nice try buddy lol

[@generator3013]

After watching so many videos of Pelicans swallowing chicks and pigeons this is kind of satisfying

[@mintberrycrunch6657]

These birds remind me of "V" the tv show...

[@mehhhhh421]

pelocan bebe is smol birb

[@muhammadnazerinsaripin1925]

That bird just saying to his friend. Did you see how big that was, amost get it.

[@jmmj3207]

0:43...'wait I'm not ready yet. Geeze so excited huh'😂

[@skumworld8692]

pelicans are my favourite animals :-)

[@manyxtavinas]

Music title?

[@fishtul5417]

If swallowed immediately, how does it taste?

[@forgivenesssave2172]

0:45 When you want to join your bros but you just ate at your grandma house

[@mhfzlmr2212]

Their neck smaller than the fish how can they swallow haha

[@alby910]

How do they manage to swallow a big fish whole

[@user-tj1qb8wu1p]

Ну..Творец и Создал Мир Разнообразных Особей..один человек..глазея в зеркало..недоволен собой..то недоволен одним..то другим!..а тем временем все радуются жизни, своим малышам..солнцу, Небу и воде..

[@mariadaluzmoutinho5701]

Podiam aprender com os golfinhos? Nem a bolsa dilatável os salvou de ter um bom repasto num rio com uma bacia fluvial considerável, abundante de peixe grande, cheio de escamas e escorregadio...apesar da turbulência...tantos e um pouco trapalhões..a música até condiz! Todos ao peixe e o peixe na água...Mas que grande confusão!!

[@uniquepeach1045]

Why is this so funny?

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

The pelican is skinny so it has a short beak

[@ultimatemexicano3535]

Amazing footage! What (fish/type? is she consuming at 1:08?? It looks like a huge and frantic fish staring down the birds throat, can the pelican really swallow that thing?? If eaten does the huge hapless fish go down alive too?!

[@Dragon-Slay3r]

Yeah theres a huge misty sperm behind the seahorse

[@animalbookup7462]

No hands no problem, food directly into mouth 👄

[@HdhdhhuuudHxhuduf]

Nomi nima

[@abdullahzahari5521]

Watch out for the nemo

[@user-iv4nl6ld7l]

Приучить эту птицу чтоб каждый день рыбу домой тащила, класс

[@moncacz]

0:51 top :D

[@ilovehelldivers5317]

Boring

[@johnnywalker7961]

To big for the pelican of that fish

[@hailmendoza6106]

Evil basterds

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

JOHNNY Walker the pelicans obviously. By the way, your sentence doesn’t make sense. Why ppl thumb-up who knows .

[@Khangkenry922]

Oh

[@nishisrivastava4815]

Ossam

[@ameliamasdukihasanhasan4033]

Mashaallah big mouth

[@megagodsavageredlion9772]

I was waiting for another upload lol

[@vishalkarmankar8775]

Ohh unlucky birds

[@MdmostofaTv]

Jibon manei joddo.

[@mass5904]

It's not a duck..it's a pelican!!

[@marshmallowbudgie]

they're so organized, it's strangely hilarious--like if humanity died off a few of them would addle their way into the dam control room to raise and lower the weir