Pelicans (1946)

British Instructional Films Ltd presents a Classroom Film. Three pelicans around a small concrete pool feed on fish. Shot of a zoo keeper holding a pelican’s beak open to show how many fish it can hold in its bill at a time. Pelicans flap their wings, eat and walk around the edge of their pool. C/U of their feet. Swimming in their pool and walking around. Filmed at London Zoo. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.