Our planet has plenty of room
left to explore, and judging by the tens of thousands of new animal
species discovered each year, who knows what exotic and bizarre
creatures are waiting for us out there?
Each year, between 15,000 and 18,000 new
animal species are being discovered all around the globe and are
classified using the latest DNA tests. As it happens, extinct or even
unknown creatures are still being found on Earth. So what happens when
the legendary becomes the ordinary, or better said: what happens when
creatures believed to be extinct come into the picture?
North American indigenous people often
sculpted totems, told tales and also sang about the great Thunderbirds.
These legendary creatures were depicted as large birds, capable of
creating thunderstorms with the beating of their enormous wings that
measured no less than 20 feet.
They were believed to reside on desolate
mountain peaks and were the servants of the Great Spirit of the World.
While these creatures were usually venerated, the indigenous people
feared them because of their wrath and most of the time they were
careful not to cross the Thunderbird’s path.
In the modern world, the Thunderbirds
are associated with Pteranodon, a genus of Pterosaurs that included some
of the largest known flying reptiles. Fossilized remains were
discovered mostly in North America, more precisely in present day
Kansas, Alabama, Nebraska, Wyoming and South Dakota.
But what’s the point if these timeworn
birds have gone extinct millions of years ago? Well, as a matter of
fact, they haven’t. For more than 200 years, inhabitants of the areas
mentioned above have reported several incidents involving enormous birds
with lizard-like features, very much alike the extinct Pterosaurs.
A bizarre photograph has surfaced in
the 1950s that caused quite a stir in the U.S. It revealed an unknown
event from the American Civil War in 1864 – Near the city of Vicksburg, a
huge bird distinct from any known species at that time, was standing
under the feet of six American soldiers equipped with rifled muskets.
It had a remarkable wing span, along
with a prolonged beak and an unfamiliar head. Is it possible that this
creature was indeed one of the famous Thunderbirds depicted by the
American indigenous people?
Another report from July 25, 1977,
highlighted an incident involving three children from Lawndale,
Illinois. They told how two giant birds chased them until one of them
grabbed their ten-year-old friend Marlon Lowe. The bird had long legs
with distinguishable claws, and it managed to get hold of the boy and
lift him up about two feet of the ground before he was released as a
result of his struggle.
The local authorities were informed
about this incident but didn’t pay too much attention until four-fingers
footprints were discovered about half a mile from the area where the
boys were chased.
Since our planet has a lot of unknown
and inaccessible places, we find it likely that these creatures exist
even today. We might consider the hypothesis of it going extinct, but
because of its predatory features and imposing proportions, it’s hard to
believe that it did not manage to survive.
Even though no recent reports of such
birds have surfaced, the known cases along with a symbolism rooted into
the Native American culture might prove that these legendary birds have
surpassed the test of time and managed to preserve their species for
millions of years.
If they are to be found remains once
again an issue of time, but with all the technological progress this
century, it’s likely that someday the magnificent Thunderbirds will be
discovered, and hopefully the witnesses will live to tell about it.
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