By now, you probably know that I don't really confirm much of anything. I kinda gave up on the whole verdict thing. Actually I just forgot to put that in. Eh. Well, the whole ostriches burying their heads in the ground is just NOT true.
The whole thing probably started when Pliny the Elder wrote that the ostriches' "stupidity is... remarkable; for although the rest of their body is so large, they imagine, when they have thrust their head and neck into a bush, that the whole of the body is concealed. "
The whole thing probably started when Pliny the Elder wrote that the ostriches' "stupidity is... remarkable; for although the rest of their body is so large, they imagine, when they have thrust their head and neck into a bush, that the whole of the body is concealed. "
He may have been right about many facts about the ostrich, but this just wasn't one of 'em. But, I guess it's not hard to see why he'd think this though. After all, the brain of an ostrich is pretty small in proportion to its body, and people tend to automatically assume a smaller brain means less intelligence. Plus, they also dig their nests into the ground, so when they flip or move their eggs around, it looks like they're burying their heads into the ground.
When an ostrich DOES sense danger, it can run away, or try to scare off the danger if it's a predator by making itself look scary. But sometimes, if it's bold enough, it'll just straight out beating the peace outta whatever scares it!
Or you know, utterly fail and run away:
Well, that's all I had to say! GoodBye
Verdict: FALSE
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