Injured cormorant seeks hospital help

Thairath•International•9h ago

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A wounded cormorant in Germany sought human medical aid by repeatedly pecking at the emergency room doors of a hospital.

•An injured cormorant in Bremen, Germany, was found pecking at hospital doors, seeking medical attention.
•The bird had a large fishing hook lodged in its beak.
•Medical staff and firefighters successfully removed the hook and treated the bird.
•The cormorant was later released back into the hospital's garden.

•On Sunday, February 15th, an injured cormorant visited a hospital in Bremen, Germany.
•The injured cormorant pecked at the emergency room doors of the Klinikum Links der Weser hospital.
•The cormorant was seeking help due to a large fishing hook lodged in its beak.
•Medical personnel and firefighters collaborated to rescue the cormorant.
•The fishing hook was successfully removed from the cormorant's beak, and its wounds were treated.
•The cormorant was released back into the hospital's garden after the successful intervention.
•According to the Bremen Fire Department, such behavior indicates extreme distress in cormorants, overriding their natural fear of humans.
•The fishing hook posed a life-threatening risk to the cormorant, potentially causing severe infection, pain, and inability to find food, leading to starvation.

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Rescuer

"It must have really been at its wit's end."

มันคงสุดทางแล้วจริงๆ

Bremen Fire Department

"Normally, if a cormorant approaches humans, it means it is in extreme distress and has abandoned its natural fear of people."

โดยปกติแล้ว หากนกกาน้ำเข้าใกล้มนุษย์ นั่นหมายความว่ามันกำลังอยู่ในภาวะคับขันถึงขีดสุด จนยอมละทิ้งสัญชาตญาณความตื่นคนตามธรรมชาติไป

Germany(เยอรมนี)ℹ️

Country where the incident of the injured cormorant seeking medical help occurred.

Bremen(เบรเมิน)ℹ️

City in Germany where the hospital is located and the cormorant sought help.

Klinikum Links der Weser

Hospital in Bremen, Germany, where the injured cormorant sought assistance.

Rescuer(เจ้าหน้าที่กู้ภัย)

Individuals who provided a statement about the cormorant's distress.

Bremen Fire Department(สำนักงานดับเพลิงเมืองเบรเมิน)

Organization that collaborated with medical staff to rescue the cormorant and issued a statement.