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Ostriches DO NOT bury their heads in the sand. This is a myth. From a distance it may have since the Colonial era have looked like that's what they are doing, when the males of the species are digging and then lying down and apparently disappearing, but in fact the male is disguising his white feathers with sand and lying down to protect the eggs, which is his job. Still, it's in the vernacular now …
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What does Ostrich like?
what do ostrich likeever thing that's what i leaned im a scientists
Do ostriches hide their heads in the ground?
They don't. It's a myth.
What is an ostrich with three heads?
A tricephalous ostrich.
How does the ostrich camouflage with the environment?
Yes, the ostrich digs a hole and sticks it's head into the ground to hide from predators, it leaves the ostrich looking a bit like a tree or a bush to make it harder for predators to recognise them.
What is the difference between ostrich and owl?
An owl can fly and a ostrich cannot. An ostrich is much bigger than an owl. And owls are nocturnal and turn their heads around. An ostrich digs up a hole and puts its head under the ground. And that's the difference between an ostrich and a owl.
Which animal hide its neck in sand when attacked?
Ostrich
What sort of birds are said to hide their heads in the sand to prevent deection?
None. There is a myth that an ostrich does, but it is only a myth, and seen in animated cartoons. See the Related link below.
Does a ostrich put its head in the sand?
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.
Why is grass important to a ostrich?
Well you know how they say ostriches "bury their heads" in the sand when they feel they're in danger? That is actually a myth, they really try to hide by crouching in tall grass. Without grass, they're out in the open.
Where does ostrich build a nest?
It takes 2 to 5 weeks for a ostrich to make a nest.
Where do hermit crabs hide?
they hide in the ground
How ostriches protect themselves?
The ostrich isn't such a bright bird. The only basic things that they know how to do well are: to eat, to drink, to bite, to dig their heads into the ground, to kick and to run away. So out of these the best to fit would be to kick, to bite or to run away.
