DISCLAIMER - I am not planning on fighting a pelican.

there’s a brown pelican that hangs out on the railing of a very narrow portion of a boardwalk nearby. the only reason it makes me nervous is because it’s huge, but their nails look short, and their beaks are pointed, but curved downwards so they would have to try to bite me with that long thing instead of pecking me.

like, if a bird capable of clawing or eating my eyes out attacked my face, I’d honestly have no qualms about killing it immediately. but if I ever get attacked by a pelican, it looks like I could just kind of hold it off without having to hurt it. am I right in that?

  • marcos@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    but South Americans usually farm them if they’re a pest, rather than exterminating them, as they are very good meat animals

    As a South American… Eww! Are you getting your facts from ChatGPT?

    Catholics aren’t allowed to eat meat on friday

    Again, as somebody that was grown catholic, where are you getting that from?

    Mostly large snakes and jaguars eat them. Otherwise, nothing is really a danger.