The spear-wielding stork who revolutionized science – Lucy Cooke

Author Avatar

TED-Ed

Joined: Apr 2024
Spread the love

The spear-wielding stork who revolutionized science – Lucy Cooke


Explore ridiculous ancient theories of bird migration and discover how scientists finally solved one of the field’s oldest mysteries.

In 1822, Count von Bothmer shot down a stork in Germany. However, the bird had already been impaled by a yard-long wooden spear. The stork had been speared in Africa and then flew over 2,500 km. This…

source

Reviews

0 %

User Score

0 ratings
Rate This

Sharing

Leave your comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

22 Comments

  1. Want to keep exploring uniquely kooky corners of the natural world? We’ve got a book rec for you: Lucy Cooke’s “The Truth About Animals.” The very book this video was adapted from! Learn more about some remarkable animals— and the crafty humans who study them— by checking out her book here: https://bit.ly/TruthAboutAnimals

  2. It’s honestly pretty badass that a stork managed to travel that far with a spear through it. If that guy hadn’t shot it I wonder how long it would have survived.🤔

  3. This content is teeming with innovative ideas. I stumbled upon a book with like themes that changed my outlook. "The Art of Meaningful Relationships in the 21st Century" by Leo Flint

  4. Africa. Is. A. Continent.

    Some parts of that continent are incredibly close to Europe. So close, in fact, one could get there in a matter of minutes.