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HM: Thief attacked by storks

On the 27th of July this year, a thief entered the Greifswald Zoo in Germany at about midnight, attempting to steal some storks. Instead, the heroic little birds ganged up on him making him fall and break his arm and leg! He didn’t die, so this is an honourable mention, but definitely keep an eye out for this guy, who got his butt kicked by storks. The story was too funny for the zoo to press charges. The perp is still recovering from his injuries.

English translation of the story:

Stork “Luise” steals food from guests in the zoo. Stork “Luise” is up to mischief in the Greifswald zoo.

The snack guests in the Greifswald zoo have to take good care of their food. Otherwise stork “Luise” will snatch it away. There is even a sign to warn of the greedy bird. "Caution! The stork steals sausage, ”says the entrance to the snack bar. “He comes right up to the tables. And if a guest is inattentive, he steals the sausage.

Louise and other storks at the zoo made media attention last month for injuring a burglar that was attempting to take storks home on the early morning July 27th. He made a big mistake picking up Louise, as he was swarmed and poked so much by the birds that he fell over, broke his left arm and badly fractured his left leg.

The burglar is still recovering from his injuries, which the zoo said was enough to teach him a lesson, as they are not pressing charges.

“Louise” is often commended for its heroic actions, despite its greedy food robberies that have happened lately. They zoo assured guests that Louise is a kind bird, and only swarmed the burglar because it was picked up.

Original German Version:

Storch „Luise“ stiehlt den Gästen im Zoo Essen. Storch „Luise“ treibt sein Unwesen im Greifswalder Zoo.

Die Jausengäste im Tierpark Greifswald müssen gut auf ihr Essen aufpassen. Sonst schnappt Storch „Luise“ ihn weg. Es gibt sogar ein Schild, das vor dem gierigen Vogel warnt. „Vorsicht! Der Storch klaut Wurst“, sagt der Eingang zum Imbiss. „Er kommt direkt an die Tische. Und wenn ein Gast unaufmerksam ist, klaut er die Wurst.

Louise und andere Störche im Zoo machten letzten Monat auf die Medien aufmerksam, weil sie am frühen Morgen des 27. Juli einen Einbrecher verletzt hatten, der versucht hatte, Störche nach Hause zu bringen. Er machte einen großen Fehler, als er Louise hochhob, da er von den Vögeln so umschwärmt und angestochen wurde, dass er umfiel, sich den linken Arm brach und sich das linke Bein schwer brach.

Der Einbrecher erholt sich immer noch von seinen Verletzungen, die laut Zoo ausreichen, um ihm eine Lektion zu erteilen, da sie keine Anklage erheben.

„Louise“ wird oft für ihre heldenhaften Taten gelobt, trotz ihrer gierigen Essensüberfälle, die in letzter Zeit stattgefunden haben. Sie versicherten den Gästen, dass Louise ein netter Vogel ist, und schwärmten den Einbrecher nur aus, weil er aufgegriffen wurde.

REFERENCE. Norddeutsche Neueste Nachrichten: https://www.nnn.de/regionales/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Storch-klaut-Gaesten-im-Greifswalder-Tierpark-das-Essen-id33195407.html

English Translation: https://www-nnn-de.translate.goog/regionales/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Storch-klaut-Gaesten-im-Greifswalder-Tierpark-das-Essen-id33195407.html?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=ajax,nv,elem

Submitted on 08/07/2021

Submitted by: Bruce (different guy, I’m not the mod)
Reference: Norddeutsche Neueste Nachrichten - full link above

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Now THAT is a cartooney Darwinian wannabe if I ever heard one. Thanks, Bruce! (The other Bruce, aka Bruce the Mod, not the submitter of the article)


Tracy said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
Oh, imagine the cartoons that we can add to this story! Thanks, Bruce (not-mod), this is a great HM for me, and I see Bruce (mod) likes it too!