Do pelicans eat pigeons?

"They can eat birds, or possibly left over dinners - so we do particularly ask that people don't feed the pelicans or the pigeons." Ms Wood apologised to anyone distressed by the pelican eating the pigeon and said the park had never had to get rid of a bird which had eaten the wrong thing. read more

Yes. Yes they do. And I am sure you have seen the video. The fact is, a pelican will eat anything live that it can get into its pouch, down its throat, and into its belly. Once they figure out something is food, it’s fair game. They’ve been known to eat every kind of crustacean, frogs, snakes, and when starving, seagulls. read more

Alex Worrall said he saw a pelican in the park eat a duck about 20 years ago, while John Stather said he saw two of the birds eat pigeons at the same time six years ago. Mr Stather said:"First of all one pelican grabbed a pigeon, and then one of the others did exactly the same. read more

And then we have the famous"Pelican eats a Pigeon" video. The swallowing of the live, thrashing bird occurs in a park, in front of terrified children: And remember this was at a park where the animals get food regularly. read more