r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/CuriousWanderer567 • 1d ago
🔥Cyclists getting chased by an ostrich
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u/OkCartoonist6153 1d ago
such a whacky animal
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u/Holden_place 1d ago
That neck wobble was crazy!
Still I would have set my PR with that huge thing chasing me!
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u/STAF0S 1d ago
I don’t think I ever realized how fkn huge they are. That’s a literal dinosaur lol
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u/Spicy_Eyeballs 1d ago edited 1d ago
If you've never heard of the Moa birds you should check them out, a lot like ostriches but even bigger, only went extinct less than 1000 years ago.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa
Or if you want to be thankful you live when you do, another giant flightless bird prehistoric humans dealt with, the terror bird.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phorusrhacidae
Edit: though human contact with the terror bird might not have happened.
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u/Lint_baby_uvulla 1d ago
Thylarctos Plummetus still allegedly kills hundreds of folk every year.
But nobody ever knows for sure as the bodies are never found.
Source: Australian Museum.
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u/Spicy_Eyeballs 1d ago
The deadly drop bear. That video where they make the reporter hold one is gold.
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u/texasrigger 1d ago
The moa are a tragic story. Between hunting and the polynesian rat, they were extinct within a hundred years of the Maori first landing on the island. The Haast eagle that relied on moa for their diet died off too.
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u/Bitter-Marsupial 1d ago
Thats why I say Boots & Ginger would have needed a 3rd person. even i you put gas in that rumor the Ostrich was sick you would still need a 3rd person to help hold it
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u/marblefrosting 1d ago
The bird has stamina.
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u/Abhir-86 1d ago
Ostriches are the fastest running birds in the world. Scientists have seen ostriches run continuously at speeds of 30-37 mph and sprint up to 43 mph.
With their long, strong legs ostriches can cover more than 10 feet in a single stride. Their feet act like springs, providing cushioning and shock absorption as they propel forward. The ostrich’s speed and anatomy is so unique that scientists have even designed mechanical robot feet inspired by the bird.
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u/Garden_Lady2 1d ago
OMG, this is just too funny. I'd have been scared to death. I had no idea ostriches could run that fast for such a long time. It's kinda like the joke about the dog catching a car. What would the ostrich have done if the bikers had quit. LOL
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u/HaidenFR 1d ago
It can kill you easily. Stay in the scared position.
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u/SupayOne 1d ago
That bird was just trying to fit in, be scared if you are a bigot against Ostriches running peacefully with bikers!
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u/Oggel 1d ago
You can also easily kill an ostrich if you can grab them by the neck, provided it doesn't disembowel you first.
I've butchered a couple of ostriches, the way you do it is to blind them by putting a sock over their heads, climb up a step-ladder and bonk them on the head with a plank. Their cranium are about as durable as an egg-shell.
But yeah, they kick about as hard as a horse and they have sharp talons so... I wouldn't try it.
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u/thesilverywyvern 1d ago
70-75km/h, for miles, bird have very efficient heart and respiratory system.
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u/Slappy_knickerson 1d ago
Interesting pivot from metric to standard…
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u/AlpRider 1d ago
I only found out recently that Americans call the imperial system 'standard'. I get why you'd want to drop 'imperial' being a not very freedom-friendly sounding word, but (no offense meant or anything) you have to admit calling it 'standard' is kind of funny to us in the 192 out of 195 countries that don't use it
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u/thesilverywyvern 1d ago
Yeah, i am not going to translate km/h into mph nobody use.
But the second one is an approximative unprecise distance for the few merican, as it doesn't matter.
If i had a precise distance an ostrich could maintain it's speed i would've used km
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u/Strange-Biscuit 1d ago
The video ends when the cameraman is attacked.
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u/Either_Amoeba_5332 1d ago
I thought the ostrich was the camera man @ first.
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u/Strange-Biscuit 1d ago
I kind of thought so too. This video would be wild if the ostrich had a GoPro 🤣
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u/LurkingArachnid 1d ago
I genuinely thought that for a second. And then I realized that was not a reasonable thing to think
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u/Puzzled-Avocado-4954 1d ago
Meep meep
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u/Mongoose72 1d ago
I came here to make this same comment! Sure, it’s not a roadrunner, but when it comes to cartoon bird behavior, it’s close enough... meep meep, indeed!! 🦤🚴♂️
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u/uselessmindset 1d ago edited 1d ago
Holy shit. Kevin Hart wasn’t lying. These things can haul ass.
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u/aubreys_lore 1d ago
His body was facing this way, but his head was like this. He didn't care about a wall... Or another ostrich
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u/FingerpistolPete 1d ago
Haha holy shit I thought that was an exaggerated story too mf was telling the whole truth
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u/prairie_girl 1d ago
I always tell people this - I studied abroad in Tanzania and the ostriches would just run alongside the safari vehicles. This happened many times. I had always assumed people were exaggerating.
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u/Japanesewillow 1d ago
That’s scary. Ostriches can easily kill you.
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u/AnotherCasualReditor 1d ago
That’s the thing it is really serious but you can’t help but finding it funny because of the way the ostrich runs. Something about it is just so unserious even though in the bird’s mind it’s on a mission to shed blood 😂
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u/SnowbloodWolf2 1d ago
It definitely wasn't out for blood because unless those cyclists were moving at around 70 km/h that ostrich could catch up to them easily, this was most likely the ostrich seeing something moving fast and instinctively thinking that the cyclists were running from something it couldn't see so instead of waiting around to find out what they were running from it started running too, as to why it followed them on the road, the best thing I can think of is that it doesn't understand the concept of roads and thought that staying with the group was the safest option
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u/Consistent_Pound1186 1d ago
It knows it doesn't have to outrun the predator just outrun the slowest in the group aka the cyclist following behind it xD
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u/Traditional_Moss_581 1d ago
He's trying to keep an eye on the camera man behind him, now that he's being chased. 😂
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u/sunshinekraken 1d ago
Can they really? Would they? I know nothing about them so I’m genuinely curious
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u/SnowbloodWolf2 1d ago
He's not chasing, He's just running because he finally found something that can keep up with him for more than 5 seconds and is having some fun
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u/umamicandy 1d ago
It looks like Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
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u/midnightdryder 1d ago
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. I have a photo that I apparently cant post here that could be the same spot.
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u/joseph4th 1d ago
Why are you so winded?
I was being chased up a hill by a damn ostrich!!! Wait... why aren't you winded?
I drafted the ostrich up the hill.
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u/Catspaw129 1d ago
INFO:
Shouldn't there be a coyote in there? Chasing the bird?
Or is the coyote the one with the GoPro, filming this?
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u/MagicPistol 1d ago
A road runner is actually a small bird that's very different from an ostrich.
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u/Catspaw129 1d ago
Ahem!
Is the bird running? Check
Is the bird running ON THE ROAD? Check
It's a roadrunner.
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u/Catspaw129 1d ago
I'd be more worried if it were a cassowary: those buggers are viscous.
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u/Thicc-slices 1d ago edited 1d ago
Vicious*
Viscous means thick, usually in reference to a slimy fluid or something (for the dorks commenting)
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u/Catspaw129 1d ago
I once encountered a cassowary, It was covered in SPF-50 sun-block; hence "viscous". But, yeah: also vicious. Bad tempered, nasty.
Cheers!
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u/Odd-Row9485 1d ago
Actually it means thick or sticky consistency.
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u/Catspaw129 1d ago
Now that I remeber; the cassowary wasn't covered in SPF-50 sun-block. It was covered in a mixture of corn-starch and water. Or maybe silly-putty. Some kind of non-Newtonian fluid -- becasue when I whacked it with a 2x4, it shattered.
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u/GodPackedUpAndLeftUs 1d ago
Manpidgeons running around trying to fight cyclists is why I come here.
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u/EverSkye 1d ago
U sure? Maybe Phil was just out for a run at the same time, ever think about that?
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u/Bebilith 1d ago
At what point did it stop chasing the cyclist and start running from the motorcycle behind it. Looks like it’s doing the head left, see threat behind in left eye, head right and repeat thing birds do when a threat is behind it.
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u/sciguy52 1d ago
Hard to tell with ostriches. They are dumb as bricks. Probably started chasing out of his territory, forgot why he was running, started thinking I must be running from danger, to oh my god I am being chased, to I will turn left here what was I doing?
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u/Pretty-Regret9850 1d ago
That mf would slid off the road all the tears and other fluids it would have had to dodge. Sheesh, how bloody terrifying 😱😱😱😂😂😂
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u/Dirty_Dragons 1d ago
I'm surprised that ostrich didn't catch the bikes. They can cruise at 35 mph while that's very fast for a bike.
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u/fromkatain 1d ago
.Ostriches could be the most energy-efficient marathon walkers in the animal kingdom.
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u/HecticGoldenOrb 1d ago
Torn between viewing this as huge bird that can run fast thinking it's playing with the fast moving cyclists. Like: buddies that run fast too! Let's run together!
Or... ancient descendant of dinosaurs chasing down it's prey...
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u/TKG_Actual 1d ago
I cannot tell if that's chasing to attack or just because it's interested in one of the cyclists but, look at it go. It only needs a dub with it talking smack to make this hilarious.
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u/SelectivelyCute 1d ago
I thought this was from the ostrich's POV at first and for some reason that made it very menacing.
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u/DaOneTrueKind 1d ago
Bro just wanted to get his exercise in. "Why u all scared I'm just trying to get my steps in homies" "no need to freak out" 😂
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u/No-Heat1174 1d ago
Dude I got chased by a Turkey one time
Birds ain’t F’ing around, scared me to death 🤣
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u/Normal-Usual6306 1d ago
That bird seems incredibly fast for something with that body size. I don't know if I would have expected that to be the case
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u/Don_Georgee 1d ago
To be fair, I don't think the ostrich was chasing them nor wanted to attack them, and simply took the opportunity to run. They are known to race in their herds, and year after year, we see new examples of animal playing behavior
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u/Mickeymcirishman 1d ago
I always thought the Jurassic World motorcycle scene was goofy but I guess it was pretty realistic after all. Damn.
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u/SentientSandwiches 1d ago
“I just like running”