Pelican vs turtle fight captured on Ontario lake

It would seem to be the most unlikelyof animalbattles.

The incident took placenearSioux Narrows, Ontario, on Lake of the Woods.

Ellis was getting ready toenjoya shorelunch with his wife Cheryl,friendJeff Port and fishing guide Matt Rydberg.

As Rydberg was cleaning some walleye, he threwthe carcasses to some white pelicans that were hanging around near the shore lunch spot.

As the birds were gulping down the fish carcasses on the water, Cheryl Ellis noticed something strange.

One of the pelicans began flapping wildly and pecking at something under thewater.

It soon became clear a medium sizedsnapping turtle had clamped down on the pelican's leg.

Ellis grabbed his IPhone and caught a bit of the struggle on video.

After a couple of minutes of wild flapping,the turtle let go of the pelicanand they both swam off in opposite directions.

Fishing guide Rydberg, who has beenon Lakeof the Woods for 28 years,said he had never seen a snappingturtle try tograb a pelican in all that time.

Snapping turtles are native to the northwest of Ontario, and can live to be 100 years old.

Large adultsnapping turtles can weigh30 kg. and better.

The average white pelican weighs between 5 and 10 kg.