Claim: Pelicans can take their spines out of their mouths to cool themselves down.
Fact-check: Pelicans don't push their spines out of their mouths to cool down - Full Fact
Verdict: false. pelicans don't do this—pictures shared alongside this claim actually just show birds yawning.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2022-03-28T00:00:00