Pelicans also scoop up fish with their pouch, which works like like a large fishing net. They even have a sharp hook on the end of their beak to help snag extra slippery fish.

This is the hilarious moment a zookeeper is forced to grab a pelican's beak and 'encourage' it to spit out two guinea pigs it had decided to swallow in Sichuan, China on December 1, 2024.