How many fish does a pelican eat a day?

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asked Mar 1, 2020 in Other-Environment by gardiniablue (300 points)
How many fish does a pelican eat a day?

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answered Mar 1, 2020 by Carter3 (12,290 points)
Most Pelicans eat around 4 to 5 lbs of fish per day depending on how hungry they are.

So that could be that the Pelican eats 1 fish that weighs 4 lbs or they may eat 2 fish that weighs less than 4 lbs.

The smaller the fish the more fish the Pelican will eat to get it's fill up to 4 to 5 lbs of fish per day.

If the pelican can get a larger fish to eat then they will get full sooner and will not need to eat anymore fish until the next day or when they become hungry.

Pelicans eat fish by moving their heads forward to remove excess water and then they swallow the fish.

The Pelican is a very social bird and lives in large colonies composed of several hundreds of pelican birds.

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