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August 7, 2008

A Pelican Eats A Fighting Pigeon In A Park

This has been around for a while but it's the most interesting thing I've seen today: a pelican in a London park eating a pigeon that just won't give up. I was riveted:

Thanks to the tipster who sent us that. That two minute video was more suspenseful than the Kate Hudson/Matthew McConaughey romantic adventure Fools Gold. Which, as a total public service and apropos of nothing, I beg you not to try to watch.

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Uncle Grambo

Elizabeth Toni is the new Rick Salomon. I never knew pelicans were cannibals.

Posted by: Uncle Grambo profile link at 08/07/08 2:24 PM | Reply
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Gabe

That pelican has to stay on this bus forever.

Posted by: Gabe profile link at 08/07/08 2:27 PM | Reply
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Does the Pigeon get out? I'm not going to watch unless the pigeon gets out.

Posted by: Genevieve at 08/07/08 2:56 PM | Reply
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Spoiler: The pigeon does not get out.

I had to search for "things eating pelicans" to make myself feel better after watching that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52o5yV6G7tY

Just go to about 1:10 to see Shamu eat a pelican.
After that, there's trainers swimming around collecting pelican chunks, as well as Shamu feeding pelican to seagulls to lure them over so he can eat them too. I never knew I hated pelicans until today.

Posted by: Natali at 08/07/08 3:21 PM | Reply
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aaron

After seeing that video, Pelicans just made my top 10 list of "Scariest Animals Ever." right between Ostriches and Paris Hilton *ZING!*

Posted by: aaron profile link at 08/07/08 4:21 PM | Reply
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The evil hungry beast that is the pelican should've just given up. No snack is worth that much attempted swallowing.

Posted by: zingers at 08/07/08 4:54 PM | Reply
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Natali:

Thank you for that, it made me feel better. That video sucked. It should have gotten out as hard as it fought. Fuck pelicans. Yay Shamu!

Posted by: Sammy at 08/07/08 5:36 PM | Reply
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Why isn't this also tagged as "Cute as Balls?"

Posted by: ppmj at 01/18/09 9:16 PM | Reply
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