Assertion: pelican | /r/CapableOf | drain the water
Facets:
value: from its pouch
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: before swallowing their prey
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: They scoop up fish in their beaks and then drain the water from their pouches before swallowing their prey—which is when gulls and terns attempt to steal the fish from their beaks.
text: It can be used to operate much like a fishing net, and allows the pelican to catch and trap food, and then drains water that might have been trapped with it.
text: The pelican is found in the countryside worldwide, dwelling near water and densely populated fishing areas.
text: It can take a few seconds for a pelican to drain all the water out of its pouch, during which time a gull — often standing on the pelican's head and pecking it as a distraction — darts into its open bill and steals the fish.
text: When a pelican has caught something, it pulls its pouch into its chest to drain out the water.
text: They drain the water out of their pouch and swallow the meal whole.
text: If a fish is caught in the pouch with the water, the pelican will tilt the bill downward to drain the water out so they can swallow just the fish.
text: The pelican drains the water from its pouch and tosses its head back to swallow the fish.
text: If a fish is caught in the pouch with the water, the pelican will tilt the bill downward to drain the water out so they can swallow just the fish.
text: To drain water from the throat pouch, pelicans tip their heads back; they then swallow the fish.