The spear-wielding stork who revolutionized science - Lucy Cooke
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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 astonishing flight proved to be an essential clue in a mystery that had plagued scientists for centuries: the seasonal disappearance of birds. Lucy Cooke digs into the discovery of bird migration.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Lucy Cooke
- Director
- Mateus Moretto
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
- Storyboard Artist
- Mateus Moretto
- Animator
- Luciano do Amaral, Mateus Moretto
