Have you ever been chased by an ostrich?
03-06-16, 11:05 AM
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Have you ever been chased by an ostrich?
03-06-16, 11:06 AM
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And I thought dogs were bad enough....
03-06-16, 11:09 AM
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The ad cut off the OP video, this might work better.
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03-06-16, 01:01 PM
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Prior to this thread I really had my head in the sand about this topic.
03-06-16, 01:28 PM
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LOL ... I lived in South Africa for over 35 years .... Ostriches are not to be messed with .... they are worse that geese and are fearless .... they kick like a mule and break ribs
03-06-16, 02:41 PM
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And pretty fast. Surprised how long it hung with them.
03-06-16, 04:37 PM
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I have been chased by an ostrich at the Columbus Zoo but never while riding a bike.
03-06-16, 04:59 PM
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No, but the he neighbors daughter was attacked by a goose. The goose bit her three times.
03-06-16, 05:10 PM
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Geese can be nasty.
Our group crested a hill just this Saturday to find a horse in the road. One rider off the front spooked it and it galloped along the road for about 100 yards. It calmed down and we slid past it quietly.
I was going to bring my GoPro and am sorry I didn't.
Our group crested a hill just this Saturday to find a horse in the road. One rider off the front spooked it and it galloped along the road for about 100 yards. It calmed down and we slid past it quietly.
I was going to bring my GoPro and am sorry I didn't.
03-06-16, 07:15 PM
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Several years ago my wife and I were riding in Door County, Wisconsin. We came around a corner and a farmer was moving his heard of cattle across the road from one pasture to another.
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03-06-16, 09:27 PM
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So we have learned that an ostrich won't chase you if you have the camera.
03-07-16, 03:34 AM
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No ostriches, but rumors that other birds are showing up at the cobbled classics
03-07-16, 07:09 AM
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So let me get this straight...you give awards to Caitlyn Jenner, but you won't even consider man-ostrich love?
Seems to me LBGT could use an 'O' in there somewhere.
Sincerely,
The Ostrich in the video
Seems to me LBGT could use an 'O' in there somewhere.
Sincerely,
The Ostrich in the video
03-07-16, 07:37 AM
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I just want to know what went through the heads of those 3 people standing on the ridge to the right about halfway through the video. I assume they just stopped for a hike or to look at the ocean, and then all of a sudden this group of cyclists with a huge angry ostrich in the middle comes by at 30 mph. Bizarre.