pfeilstorch
Sign in to savethumb|The Rostocker Pfeilstorch, found in 1822, demonstrated that bird migration|birds migrated rather than hibernating or changing form in winter. A , ; plural , ) is a white stork that is injured by an arrow or spear while wintering in Africa and returns to Europe with the projectile stuck in its body. As of 2003, about 25 have been documented in Germany.
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thumb|The Rostocker Pfeilstorch, found in 1822, demonstrated that bird migration|birds migrated rather than hibernating or changing form in winter. A , ; plural , ) is a white stork that is injured by an arrow or spear while wintering in Africa and returns to Europe with the projectile stuck in its body. As of 2003, about 25 have been documented in Germany.
The first and most famous was a white stork found in 1822 near the German village of Klütz, at the time in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (nowadays in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern). It was carrying a spear from central Africa in its neck. The specimen was subsequently stuffed and can be seen today in the zoological collection of the University of Rostock. It is therefore referred to as the .