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The ostrich is a rather strange bird, and there are many
interesting and peculiar things about it, ___1___
it does not hide its head in the sand. According ___2___
popular belief, when an ostrich is frightened it feels that it
___3___ safely hidden when
it buries its head in the sand. At such times a person ___4___
walk up to the ostrich and capture it easily.
However, no one has actually observed this happening. The
truth is that when an ostrich is ___5___,
it will sometimes drop to the ground, stretch out ___6___
neck full length on the ground, lie still and watch intently.
When the danger ___7___
closer, the ostrich does just what other animals do -- it takes
___8___ and runs.
The ostrich, of course, is one of the birds that ___9___
fly. But it makes up for this in its ability to run ___10___
considerable speed. the ostrich is the fastest bird in the
world. It can run ___11___
as fast as a horse.
It is also the largest living bird in the world ___12___
it is no surprise that it lays the largest eggs of any living
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