An injured seabird sought help by pecking on a German hospital’s emergency room door. The black cormorant had a triple fishing hook stuck in its beak when it showed up Sunday at a hospital in the northern city of Bremen. The local fire department said medical staff and firefighters worked together to remove the hook and treat the wound. They then released the bird in the hospital park. The fire department said in a statement that cormorants rarely approach people, and only do so when in extreme distress. It said a hook can cause infection, pain and even starvation.
