On a jagged coastline in Central California, brown pelicans take flight to feed on a vast school of fish just offshore.

Pelicans are large water birds known for their “scooping” mouth pouch used to catch fish in the water. There are currently eight living pelican species present in many regions around the world.

Pelicans possess one of the most flexible throat structures in the animal kingdom. Under certain conditions, their lower ...

SAN FRANCISCO – The sight of brown pelicans diving headfirst into the ocean in pursuit of a meal represents one of the distinctive visual images of the California coast, their dramatic flight the ...