Okay so there's this commercial on TV with an emu burying his head in the sand. I immediately doubt that emus do that, but then I remember I've always heard this is something ostriches do. So the I begin to wonder: do they ? Here's the skinny on that topic. Enlightening ? [animals.howstuffworks.com].
I donβt know if they bury heads on sand . But . Very aggressive w food ! I was in a drive through park 2 yrs ago , feeding lamas and alpacas and one of these guys came near to get some food . Or so I thought ! Man , he / she almost poke my eye out , then tried to poke the windshield , then started RUNNING behind my car
Here's a fun thing about ostriches....they live in a harem arrangement....one male and a group of females. The girls scratch out a communal nest and lay their eggs together. They take turns sitting on the nest.
Now...there is an ''alpha'' female, and if she somehow determines that there are too many eggs to keep warm, she'll remove a few--but she somehow knows which are hers and eliminates those of the other girls!
Ever noticed that male ostriches are black and the females are lighter/brownish? That's because HE sits on the nest at night and THEY sit on it during daylight. Camouflage.
Ostrich eggs are amazingly strong. I saw a man in South Africa who freely admitted he was "close to" 300 pounds as he STOOD on an ostrich egg. It didn't crack. Consider the size/weight of ostriches and you'll know why the shells need to be so durable.
Yep, ostriches just run, or kick to kill.
Velociraptor cousins?
@AnneWimsey somewhat, but so are chickens
@1of5 true, so keep your intestines covered