The reason for this behavior on the part of ostriches is ignored by everyone, why? Simple … because it’s false! Indeed, the popular belief that ostriches put their heads in the sand in case of danger, is wrong and has never been recorded.

However, when there is no other possibility of escape evident, a bird can lie down on the ground with head and neck stretched forward and remain firm in the hope that it is ignored by his enemy. This strategy has similarly taken by a bird in hatching when feel that the danger is nearby.

But it is plausible that this belief is born from a visual interpretation wrong: in fact, when an ostrich lowers his head between the foliage to eat, it seems, for an optical effect, like he has its head hidden between the sand.

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