From Ulisse Aldrovandi’s Vlyssis Aldrovandi philosophi ac medici Bononiensis historiam [&h
From Ulisse Aldrovandi’s Vlyssis Aldrovandi philosophi ac medici Bononiensis historiam […] v.3 (1673): An illustration of a pelican feeding its young with its own blood, an old European belief about pelican behavior with no basis in reality. You may also note that the pelican in the illustration has a small sharp beak instead of the long beak and throat pouch that typifies real-world pelicans. -- source link
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