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Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) hunt for fish, which they catch by diving into the water head first - often from high above the water - stunning their prey and then scooping it up in their huge bills. Many of the gulls that fly or swim beside them are trying to steal part of their catch, a behavior called kleptoparasitism.

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© Gordon Wiltsie 1977
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Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) hunt for fish, which they catch by diving into the water head first - often from high above the water - stunning their prey and then scooping it up in their huge bills. Many of the gulls that fly or swim beside them are trying to steal part of their catch, a behavior called kleptoparasitism.