The ostrich does not stick it's head in the sand. On the open plain, an ostrich may lay down and lay neck and head on the ground to lower its profile while resting. Otherwise, the ostrich will stand and use the height of it's head to view as far into the distance as possible. The ostrich relies on early detection of danger and the speed of it's long legs to out run a predator.
Actually, after a 80-year study was conducted on the proverbial ostrich, not one ostrich stuck their head in the ground. This is most likely a myth derived from animal's defense mechanisms, but is not factual.
No they do not they lay their head and neck along the ground.
According to 1 vs 100 they do it to look for water.
Ostriches dig into the ground with their beaks searching and finding water.
No, they don't. It is a myth.
No. This is a myth.
This is a myth. They don't really do it.
They do not put there heads in the sand
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They pit their beaks inside of the ground to find water
President Woodrow Wilson said the quote "America cannot be an ostrich with its head in the sand"
i guess he stuck his head in the sand.........
An ostrich hides it head in the sand when it senses danger.
No. An emu does not stick its head in the sand. Nor, for that matter, does an ostrich.
its ostrich........its the native of Australia but also found in Africa The ostrich is a large African flightless bird. It is not native to Australia and it does not ever bury it's head in the sand.
You should stand up and take notice, don't bury your head in the sand like an ostrich.
The expression "head in the sand" means someone is ignoring or refusing to acknowledge a problem or difficult situation, often by pretending it doesn't exist. It refers to the way ostriches are falsely believed to bury their heads in sand to avoid danger.
The ostrich is the largest bird, but it doesn't hide its head in the sand. That's just an old story, and rather silly at that. What the ostrich does do, in good company with geese among others, is that it will occasionally eat some sand and gravel. The gravel mainly stays in the stomach and helps with breaking up the food. See the Related Link below.
Flamingos do not actually bury their head in the sand. It is a myth. Some also say that ostrich bury their heads in the sand, but this is also a myth.
I gather it means to bury your head in the sand, as ostriches reportedly do when they are frightened and want to go into 'full denial mode'.
The phrase "buried your head in the sand" is an idiom that means to avoid or ignore a problem or unpleasant situation instead of facing it. It refers to the behavior of an ostrich, which is believed to bury its head in the sand when faced with danger. The phrase implies a lack of awareness or refusal to acknowledge the truth.
The ostrich - which was believed to hide its head in the sand at the sight of anything unpleasant.