Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1891 — The Ostrich Is a Dangerous Bird. [ARTICLE]

The Ostrich Is a Dangerous Bird.

During the nesting season the male ostrich is anything hut an agreeable creature and resents the intrusion of any visitors on his domain in a very pugnacious way. His mode of attack is by a series of kicks. Instances are known of men being killed outright by a single kick. If a man is attacked it is useless for him to seek safety in flight, as the bird would easily overtakeiiim. The only plan Is to lie flat on the ground and submit as resignedly as possible to the inevitable pumnieling, which, it may be expected, will be repeated at intervals until a means of escape presents itself, or the bird affords an opportunity of being caught

by the neck, which, if tightly held and kept down, prevents much further mischief.