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Man-eating Pelicans (self.askbiologists)
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How big would a pelican need to be to generally be capable of swallowing grown humans whole? What body changes would we expect to see in such an organism? Thanks in advance for your educated insight. Also sorry for the split infinitive. Just call me Captain Kirk!

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[โ€“] spittingimage 2 points 10 months ago

Quetzalcoatlus was a pterosaur rather than a pelican, but I think it shows how big birds could potentially be. 40-foot wingspan.