Nature lovers, grab your binoculars! Over 50 Dalmatian pelicans – think ‘giant flying dinosaurs’ with orange balloon-like bills 🦢 – have been spotted thriving in Shanxi Province’s Sanggan River wetland. These critically endangered birds, protected as a first-class species in China, are turning heads with their 40cm beaks and striking curly feathers.
Local ecologists call this "a conservation win" as wetland restoration efforts attract rare wildlife. The pelicans, among Earth’s heaviest flying birds, use their expandable throat pouches to scoop up fish like living fishing nets 🎣. Their presence signals improving water quality and biodiversity in northern China.
Want to see them? November’s migration season offers prime viewing! 📸 Just remember: These shy giants need space – no flash photography, please!
