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The frog is halfway in the pelican's mouth but is choking the pelican.
U.S. bobsled pilot Mike Kohn had long ride into lead seat 2010
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Inexplicably, blame for the ongoing blowout has stuck to President Obama like crude on a pelican's wings.
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Success resulted in the pelican's stomach contacts being examined.
Did you know? Mexico's largest bird is the American White Pelican 2008
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Success resulted in the pelican's stomach contacts being examined.
Did you know? Mexico's largest bird is the American White Pelican 2008
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I thought with a moment's shock that this was the first time Murtagh had ever deliberately touched me; his hand on my arm was light and strong as a pelican's wing.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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They delicately clean around the pelican's face and beak with children's toothbrushes.
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The large bones left over after filleting a fish, for instance, can get stuck in the pelican's throat, causing it to choke or starve.
Don't feed the pelicans Sinfonian 2008
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Like any other good flagship species, the brown pelican's beauty and romance drew public attention to a threat to biodiversity and spurred a meaningful political response.
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Like any other good flagship species, the brown pelican's beauty and romance drew public attention to a threat to biodiversity and spurred a meaningful political response.
Archive 2006-09-01 2006
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But, with the woman standing nearby, professing that she has called one of the local vets, and will gladly pay any fees for the pelican's care, we have to decide ...
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2005
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