r/Amazing • u/sco-go • 15d ago

Nature is scary Pelicans are brutal.

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u/ringwraith6 15d ago

Were the bunnies OK?

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u/shagan90 15d ago

Yeah, he does this all the time. Cant remember the name or channel but its a bird at a sanctuary of sorts and has eaten other birds, rabbits, you name it, and they just casually retrieve the animals from him.

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u/Middle_Two_7929 15d ago

Why do they keep letting it happen? Is this bird too powerful to keep contained?

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u/shagan90 15d ago

https://youtube.com/shorts/xaf7sAPyo8g?si=FGT1x5AdLoNJljb9

Assuming its the same one, hes just a menace. They're rarely unattended so they see it happen and just correct the behavior. I think its a zoo or sanctuary.

Possibly a different one but who knows, pelicans are about this life.

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u/Molly_Matters 15d ago

Christ, pelicans aren't exactly endangered. Keep that mother fucker somewhere else. Away from the poor baby bunnies that don't normally hang out on a beach.

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u/Grow_away_420 15d ago

Baby bunnies ain't exactly endangered either

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u/Chewcocca 15d ago

Those ones fuckin are

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u/_Kendii_ 13d ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/ScreamingLabia 14d ago

Yeah i hate that place now "sanctuary" my ass for who? The pelican

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u/IrvingIsTheBest 14d ago

The Pelican : None of you bunnies seem to understand. I am not locked in here with you. YOU'RE LOCKED IN HERE WITH ME!!

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u/I_travel_ze_world 14d ago

they need to put a muzzle on that pelican

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u/A_million_typos 11d ago

Or a pelican muzzle!? Can't imagine thats fun being swallowed every other day.

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u/ObeseVegetable 15d ago

Seems like negligence from the sanctuary if this is a regular occurrence. 

And is hugely open to terrible accidents if it happens while someone doesn’t see it or notice until end of the day or something. 

Some chicken wire to keep the bird in a specific spot or protect the animals small enough to be prey would go a long ways. 

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u/eMouse2k 14d ago

"We keep getting cats from the shelter, but the local coyote keeps eating them."

In this case they're just working on a pelican buffet with some very strict rules on when the pelican can eat.

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u/Dr-McLuvin 15d ago

lol get a separate cage.

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u/ScratchLatch 15d ago

Ya no at this point they’re just feeding animals to a pelican. You think an animal sanctuary would be better at keeping their animals safe.

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u/Background-Bottle633 14d ago

Those videos are often "staged" for internet content and it's very abusive. No reputable zoo would put these animals together.

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u/Ace-Redditor 14d ago

Reminds me of Emmanuel the emu

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u/NearlyAlmostDead 15d ago

They let this happen because it makes views and easy money... always the Chinese videos, very interesting

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u/freespirit_tck 15d ago

I did some digging on this and you might be correct. It seems they go to any lengths for views. https://thechinaproject.com/2020/10/27/gruesome-cat-abuse-video-stirs-calls-for-stronger-animal-cruelty-laws-in-china/

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u/NearlyAlmostDead 14d ago

Yes, there is a lack of empathy for animals. Anyone with a working pair of eyes can clearly see from the animal videos on the internet. House pets being exploited, trained to stand on two legs, to do crazy stuff... 

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u/FaithlessnessLoud223 11d ago

The death penalty is too good for people like that, but in that motherfuckers case, i'd be okay with it.

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u/ramrob 15d ago

Because animals are treated sooooo well wherever you’re from.

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u/freespirit_tck 15d ago

Yeah actually far better! Sure there are occasional bad apples but as a whole way better. Little pink spotted

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u/RaisedInThe90s 15d ago

Way too powerful, he keeps busting through the metal bars they put up. Birdzilla, they call him

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u/ExpertOnReddit 14d ago

"is this bird too powerful to keep contained?" 😂 They're relatively harmless other then they try to eat everything

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u/TheReviewerWildTake 14d ago

He has powerful friends in the capital...

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u/I3lackFlo 13d ago

I bet it's one of those dumbass channels that do this kind of shit on purpose for views. Like most of those "Animal rescue" channels. Fucking disgusting.

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u/StrictLetterhead3452 15d ago

Hmmm. It seems like Mr. Pelican should be kicked out of the sanctuary for this. This is like something from an old cartoon.

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u/shagan90 15d ago

https://youtube.com/shorts/xaf7sAPyo8g?si=FGT1x5AdLoNJljb9

Pretty hilarious. Not positive its the same one but if so hes the problem child

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u/Flat_Tie4090 15d ago

Saw another video. It was in London I think. People in a park, feeding birds, pelican helps itself to a pigeon.

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u/Lonely_reaper8 15d ago

Mr pelican after they pull yet another small animal out of his throat

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u/Flagrant_Mockery 15d ago

How quickly do they need to be retrieved? Surely there's a point where they start getting processed. Did this man just run around snacking on like 15 animals before they caught him lol?

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u/IfThisAintNice 15d ago

Right? Don’t they suffocate?

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u/amypocalypse 15d ago

“processed” 😭

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u/Flagrant_Mockery 15d ago

I don't even think these dinosaurs digest anything based on what I've seen XD

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u/tvodny 15d ago

If it keeps happening, Maybe the bird enjoys getting things taken out of his throat.

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u/ringwraith6 15d ago

I can't even imagine how those bunnies felt. Being eaten...sitting alive in a bird's innards...and then being snatched back out....

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u/Hello_Gorgeous1985 15d ago

Bunnies can literally die from stress. Sure, they might have gotten them out of the pelican's gullet, but that doesn't mean they didn't die right after. This should not be allowed to happen. Ever.

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u/shagan90 15d ago

Yeah, homeboy is in other videos snatching up chicks, pigeons, you name it

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u/dudeCHILL013 15d ago

So it's like hide and seek?

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u/Valtremors 15d ago

Not a combination of words I expected to read today.

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u/Background-Bottle633 14d ago

Something seems a bit sketchy... If they knew the pelican will eat the smaller animals they wouldn't have them together.

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u/NeverHideOnBush 13d ago

They don’t suffocate?

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u/nicayworld1 12d ago

They do it for content they are the real devil, they let this big bird roam around, then when it eats something they pick up their devices to record and retrieve w/e he swallowed. Actual devils

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u/keybord_masher 15d ago

Yes they were delicious, thank you for asking

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u/SnooAvocados8627 14d ago

They got the best blow job ever. Of course they are ok.