Why is it said that Pelicans carry babies?

The stork can be seen flying over rooftops with a little cloth bundle before landing at the doorstep of a happy couple who then unwrap their precious, smiling newborn—right? This myth was once a common story to tell children who were deemed too young to be told anything different. read more

Storks have been associated with babies and family for centuries. In Greek mythology, they were associated with stealing babies after Hera turned her rival into a stork, and the stork-woman attempted to steal her son. In Egyptian mythology, the soul of a person—the ba—was usually represented by a stork. read more

Also, pelicans will use their bills to carry sticks to the nest site and to arrange the sticks into a nest, as well as feeding their young by opening their bills and regurgitating food for the babies. read more