Do Ostriches Bury Their Heads When Scared

According to some sources ostriches do bury their heads when they’re scared. One source claims that ostriches will bury their heads in the sand to hide from predators but this isn’t actually true. Ostriches don’t have much to fear from predators because of their size and speed so they don’t need to bury their heads for protection.

However another source claims that ostriches do bury their heads when they’re scared but not for the reason you might think. This source says that ostriches will sometimes bury their heads to hide from something that’s frightening them but they don’t actually believe that doing so will make them invisible. In other words they know that burying their heads won’t make the scary thing go away but they do it anyway because it makes them feel better.

So do ostriches bury their heads when they’re scared? It’s hard to say for sure but it seems like the answer is yes.

Do ostriches bury their heads when they’re scared?

Ostriches don’t actually bury their heads in the sand when they’re scared.

This is a myth.

The myth probably started because when an ostrich feels frightened it will lie down low to the ground and put its head and long neck flat on the ground.

What does an ostrich do when it’s scared?

When an ostrich feels frightened it will lie down low to the ground and put its head and long neck flat on the ground.

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