Some stories about unusual creatures are covered with a veil of mystery that may never be unraveled. This story is about the thunder bird, the legends of which are full of secrets. An American explorer named Ivan Sanderson has been searching for mystical creatures and is known for his attraction to the Loch Ness Monster, Moth Man and the mysterious Thunderbird.
In 66 year of the last century, Sanderson went in search of the legendary bird to Pennsylvania, where he took his famous picture with a huge bird. Time passed and history was forgotten, but what really happened?
The legend became popular at the end of the 19th century, when one of the American newspapers wrote about an incident with two cowboys, who told about a meeting with a bird and a wingspan of more than 10 meters. Then few people believed in such a story, but there were people who wanted to see this creation with their own eyes. The cowboys described the bird and pointed out an interesting feature that was the bird's horse-like legs and incredible size. They tried to shoot the bird, but nothing came of it.
For the sake of fairness, I note that in Pennsylvania, the legend of the thunderbird has existed for more than one century. Local residents believed that the bird lives in the Appalachian Mountains and periodically flies around the territory in order to find food for itself and the cubs.
The Indians claimed that the bird appears during a thunderstorm and that is why it bears this name. She is credited with mystical properties and supposedly her wings can cause thunder. The Cherokee Indians are terribly afraid of this bird and believe that it steals babies from houses and they go to feed the chicks. Creepy!
Similar stories are told by other tribes and this is the main feature. They say that some Indian managed to kill the mythical bird and this is not an easy task. The feathers and leather are so strong that many arrows simply fly off them. Ivan Sanders sought out various details from the tribes and then hired several Indians to help him catch the mysterious thunderbird. And as the story goes, they managed to catch her, although one of the Indians was mortally wounded when caught. But if so, where did the captured thunderbird go?
Sanderson managed to take a photo with the bird, and the next day it disappeared. The fact is that the bird was left in a barn, next to the house in which the researcher stayed, and in the morning he discovered it was gone. It is not known the authenticity of this story and photograph, but the legend is rather unusual, do you think?
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