Assertion: brown pelican | /r/CapableOf | dive into the water
Facets:
value: to scoop up fish
type: PURPOSE
value: to capture prey
type: PURPOSE
value: from above the surface
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from heights
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: unlike other pelicans species
type: OTHER
value: headfirst
type: MANNER
value: from 9 m
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Brown pelicans are the only species to dive into the water from 9 m (30 ft) above to capture prey.
text: Unlike other pelicans species who work in flocks to corral their prey, brown pelicans dive headfirst into the water from heights as great as 50 feet (15.2 meters) to scoop up fish near the surface.
text: The brown pelican has a unique way of catching its prey; considered a "plunge" diver, the brown pelican drops from midair with its wings partly folded and dives into the water to grab unsuspecting fish that the pelican may have seen from as far up as 50 ft (15 m) using its keen eyesight.
text: The brown pelican is the only plunge-diving species of pelican, diving straight into the water from more than 60 feet above the surface.
text: It drops from the air with its wings partly folded and dives into the water to catch its prey.