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4,200 yo bird found 'perfectly preserved' in ice (PHOTO)
RT ^ | 6 Aug, 2017

Posted on 08/07/2017 9:21:54 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

4,200 yo bird found 'perfectly preserved' in ice (PHOTO)

Published time: 5 Aug, 2017 22:56

Edited time: 6 Aug, 2017 16:12

A frozen 4,200-year-old redwing thrush has been found perfectly preserved in Norway. The bird, whose age was determined through carbon tests, was dissected to determine if the bird’s organs have also survived the test of time.

The thrush was discovered by a warden with the Norwegian Nature Supervisor Agency on the edge of a snow bank in the Oppdal mountains, according to Jorgen Rosvold, a researcher with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, who spoke to NRK.

“That it is 4,000 years old is absolutely fantastic,” said Rosvold. “We have never opened and seen how a 4,000 year-old bird looks inside,” he added.

Researchers initially believed the bird to be no more than a few hundred years old, and now believe it flew over Norway’s skies thousands of years ago. It’s also thought the bird was caught and killed by a wolverine or fox.

“It was probably caught by a wolverine or a fox. We know that wolverines use ice to store food during the summer. So this thrush may have been put in the ice by a wolverine and has only been found again now,” Rosvold said.

An examination of the bird revealed a number of intact organs, including the heart and liver, which could provide an unprecedented insight into living conditions in Norway all those years ago.

“[Intact organs] would give us that opportunity to carry out tests and give us an insight into environmental conditions when the bird died,” said Rosvold prior to the dissection.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: fjords; norway; thrush
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1 posted on 08/07/2017 9:21:54 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster

African or European Thrush?


2 posted on 08/07/2017 9:25:06 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Is it a tit-pecker?


3 posted on 08/07/2017 9:26:54 AM PDT by loungitude (The truth hurts.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

It’s not a matter of “if”, it’s a matter of “how” the dead bird will be used to prove that global warming exists.


4 posted on 08/07/2017 9:27:10 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: DannyTN; shibumi
Python *ping*


5 posted on 08/07/2017 9:28:25 AM PDT by Salamander (Where is evil? Often where you least expect it.)
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To: Fresh Wind
And that Wolverine had a hobby of killing birds.


6 posted on 08/07/2017 9:31:00 AM PDT by Salamander (Where is evil? Often where you least expect it.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Are they sure the bird is 4000 years old? Looks like it had been tagged.


7 posted on 08/07/2017 9:31:38 AM PDT by nikos1121 (Rudy Guiuliani for Head of FBI)
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To: DannyTN
LOvely plumage!


8 posted on 08/07/2017 9:33:37 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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To: DannyTN

Sure, but can it migrate while carrying a coconut?


9 posted on 08/07/2017 9:33:54 AM PDT by robroys woman
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To: DCBryan1

It’s pining for the fjords.


10 posted on 08/07/2017 9:34:30 AM PDT by robroys woman
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Damn Starlings...crapping everywhere and on everything for thousands of years.


11 posted on 08/07/2017 9:36:20 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

“’E’s just resting.”


12 posted on 08/07/2017 9:38:14 AM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building)
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To: nikos1121

It was probably tagged by a 4000 year old member of the Norwegian chapter of the Audobon Association.


13 posted on 08/07/2017 9:39:29 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: TigerLikesRooster

So, they are to examine the bird’s entrails to determine the future?....................Sounds familiar.................


14 posted on 08/07/2017 9:39:47 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: loungitude
Is it a tit-pecker?

Not anymore.

15 posted on 08/07/2017 9:43:06 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: DannyTN

Lovely plumage!


16 posted on 08/07/2017 9:43:20 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Salamander

Are you suggestin’ that coconuts migrate?


17 posted on 08/07/2017 9:43:46 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: TigerLikesRooster

“We know wolverines use ice to store food”

That’s because the lazy rascals won’t work so they don’t have money to buy a refrigerator.

Hey! Wolverines! Get a job and quit throwing your damn birds on the skating rink!


18 posted on 08/07/2017 9:44:35 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Moltke

“I got a slug”.


19 posted on 08/07/2017 9:45:03 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Fresh Wind
It’s not a matter of “if”, it’s a matter of “how” the dead bird will be used to prove that global warming exists.

They measured the length of the feathers and discovered that they are about 0.013 microns shorter than those from a similar bird from current times. It proves that due to global warming, birds are now requiring longer feathers to maintain lift in the warmer atmosphere.

The only question that remains is "At what point will humans heat up the air so much that birds will no longer be able to fly, and how will this catastrophic development impact all forms of life on our fragile planet?"

The only real solution is more taxes.

20 posted on 08/07/2017 9:47:25 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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