Gen 14:18-20; I
Cor 11:23-26; Lk 9:11-17
The Pelican is
excessively dedicated to its young one. The pelican collects small fish and
stores in the pouch at its neck. In the process of feeding them the bird
presses the pouch against its neck. There is a reddish tinge at its breast
plumage and redness at the tip of its beak.
All these specialties of the pelican have given rise to a legend of the
Pelican feeding its young with its own blood.