Pfeilstorch
8 days ago
- #Zoology
- #Bird Migration
- #Pfeilstorch
- A Pfeilstorch is a white stork injured by an arrow or spear in Africa, returning to Europe with the projectile stuck in its body.
- The first documented Pfeilstorch, found in 1822 near Klütz, Germany, carried a 75cm spear from central Africa and is now displayed at the University of Rostock.
- This discovery was crucial in understanding bird migration, debunking myths like birds turning into other animals or hibernating underwater.
- Ernst Schüz documented several birds with embedded arrows, noting a decline in such sightings due to the replacement of bows and arrows with guns.