Commonly said… and the truth:
The common belief that the ostrich buries its head in the sand is a myth; it may lie on the ground with its neck stretched out to avoid being detected, and this behaviour is probably the origin of the myth.
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Commonly said… and the truth:
The common belief that the ostrich buries its head in the sand is a myth; it may lie on the ground with its neck stretched out to avoid being detected, and this behaviour is probably the origin of the myth.
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In NAKTASHIF worlds:Grasslands and savannas
Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20260930T094021197 · last approved 30 September 2026
Names from folk tradition, kept apart from the scientific names.
The Somali ostrich was formerly considered part of the common ostrich, and was later separated as a distinct species, Struthio molybdophanes.
SRC-363 — CLM-ENT0016-R29-05