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Brown Pelican with Fish Hook Stuck in Mouth
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Brown Pelican with Fish Hook Stuck in Mouth

It is sad and all too frequent for marine wildlife to get fish hooks in them or have fishing line wrapped around them. This can be fatal, but in this case there is a good chance that the salt water will eventually rust the hook and it will be dislodged

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  • They hit the water with a lot of force. If they come up with a pouch full of fish they will first tip their heads down to let the sea water run out before throwing their heads back to swallow
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