On a typical day in a commercial Mongolian marketplace, as many as fifty pelican bills may be on offer for sale, and they are considered such a rare prize that ten horses and thirty sheep are considered a fair price to trade for a single pelican.
Nun día corrente nun mercado mongol típico, poden atoparse á venda uns 50 peteiros de pelicanos, e son considerados tan valiosos que un só pelicano pode valer o equivalente a 10 cabalos e 30 ovellas.