Strange bird with 2 meter wingspan caught by Ha Tinh farmer in field
Mr. Dang Thanh Binh - Chief of Police of Tung Loc Commune, Can Loc District (Ha Tinh) confirmed that a local resident caught a very large, rare bird.
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| The bird has black and white feathers, weighs 3.2 kg, and has a wingspan of about 2 meters (Photo: Ha Tinh Newspaper). |
Specifically, at around 8:00 a.m. on August 24, while the whole family was out, Mr. Nguyen Chi Chung (born in 1987, residing in Dong Quang Trung village, Tung Loc commune, Can Loc district), discovered a very large bird stuck and struggling in the middle of a rice field.
At that moment, Mr. Chung and his father immediately approached the scene to find out what was happening. When they got closer, they saw a bird that was as big as they had ever seen, but it was exhausted, so they took it home to take care of it.
This bird has black and white feathers, weighs 3.2 kg, has a wingspan of about 2 meters, is very tame with people and loves to eat freshwater fish.
Knowing that Mr. Chung had caught a strange bird, many curious people came to see. Some people wanted to buy it at a high price, but Mr. Chung did not sell it, but instead took care of it and returned it to the authorities to return the bird to its natural environment.
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| This very tame bird is being raised by Mr. Chung's family. |
Some opinions say that this could be a species of bird called the Old Day or also known as the Wolf Stork, which lives mainly in India. Currently, it is also raised in Dam Sen Water Park (Ho Chi Minh City).
Mr. Pham Thanh Son, Head of Can Loc Forest Ranger Department, said that through the local government, we have obtained the information. We are currently sending our colleagues to verify what kind of bird it is. If it is a rare species, we will make a record and encourage the family to let the government recover it and release it back into the natural environment.
