This story happened exactly 70 years ago in the US state of Colorado. September 10, 1945 a local farmer Lloyd Olsen and his wife Clara chopped chickens head in order to sell their meat. When about 50 of them were beheaded, the couple suddenly noticed that one of the birds continued to jump and run, despite the absence of the head.
In this unremarkable day wife farmers Lloyd and Clara Olseny Fruta from a small town in Colorado (USA) killed chickens. Lloyd beheaded nearly 50 chickens, when it came to young cockerel Mike. The farmer already pretty tired and hitting came nimble enough, but Mike’s head flew off and Clara put it next to a carcass, later to pluck it. Suddenly, after a short time, Mike began to move, and then stood up and, as if nothing had happened, went away. Since then, Mike lived for another 18 months, recovered from one kilogram to nearly four traveled on tour all over the United States, became the star of Time magazine and Life and earned at least 60 thousand dollars.
Head Wonder Mike ate cat and used for demonstrations of other heads of chickens.
The great-grandson of farmers Troy Waters tells the family tradition that is passed from generation to generation.
«In the evening they put this chicken in a box from under the apple and went to sleep. The next morning the great-grandfather opened the drawer and saw that damn chicken is still alive, “- says Troy.
Lloyd Olsen decided to take this unusual creature, which even gave the name of Mike, to market and sell, but on the way decided that he would argue for a beer or even to some small change, he’s got a live chicken without a head.
Chicken continued to live, and soon the news of this strange spread throughout the county. On the farm come reporter for a local newspaper to make sure that this is all true, and to interview the farmer.
Whatever it was, but in the morning Llloyd was surprised to find that the chicken is still alive, full of energy and energy. Without thinking, Lloyd Olsen put Mike harnessed horses van and drove to the town square, where he began to bet with the surrounding onlookers beer, snacks and a small amount of money, he’s got a live reckless rooster.
Rumors immediately We flew over the whole area. The journalists and reporters began to overcome the farmer, and two weeks later article on Miracle Mike Holder read a traveling circus freaks and curiosities Hope Wade. Progressed 500 kilometers, it is proposed to transfer the family Olsen cock into his control and organize his show, along with other unusual creatures from his collection (such as a two-headed chicken) in all US cities. He also persuaded to take Mike Olsen at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City for examination.
After seeing the rooster, university biologists have confirmed that he was indeed alive. In addition, it was found that due to the not very successful strike Lloyds ax has not touched the jugular vein and carotid arteries, as well as almost all of the brain stem, including the medulla oblongata, the midbrain and cerebellum. These are the departments that control the basic functions of the body: breathing, heart rate and digestion, they provide the simplest job of unconditioned reflexes, muscle tone and maintaining posture. According to some contemporary neuroscientists Mike could survive up to 80 percent of the mass of the brain (this is indirectly confirmed by the fact that he even left the whole one ear). Due to their safety Mike and managed to survive, although, admittedly, it was still an absolutely unique case.
Although the Miracle of the Rooster preserved many basic reflexes (for example, he tried to peck at grain), self-powered, drink water to clean the cavity of the trachea, he could not. Olsen family to feed it with a pipette, pouring into the esophagus mixture of water and milk and gruel of corn. To clean the pharynx and trachea wife using a special syringe.
How did the chicken Mike could live so long without a head?
Scientists say the bird capable of up to 15 minutes, still showing signs of life after how to lose your head. The spinal cord sends signals to various parts of the body, the bird starts to jump, even run. But all this stops when the body will use up the resulting supply of oxygen.
Dr Tom Smalders of Newcastle University said that the most mysterious in this story was the fact that the chicken did not die from blood loss.
«Loss of head of poultry are not as catastrophic as, say, for a man – bird brain is very small,” – he said.
In addition, as noted scientist, apparently Mike chopped off a front of the head and the rear with approximately 80% of the brain that is responsible for the processes of life remained.
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