Assertion: pelican | /r/CapableOf | avoid fracturing any of the bones
Facets:
value: on the unforgiving waves
type: LOCATION
value: by throwing their wings
type: MANNER
value: in the appendages
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: To keep their neck vertebrae from getting broken, they stiffen the surrounding muscles as they dive; by throwing their wings straight backwards, pelicans can avoid fracturing any of the bones in the appendages on the unforgiving waves.