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The ostrich does not stick it's head in the sand. On the open plain, an ostrich may lay down and lay neck and head on the ground to lower its profile while resting. Otherwise, the ostrich will stand and use the height of it's head to view as far into the distance as possible. The ostrich relies on early detection of danger and the speed of it's long legs to out run a predator.

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Actually, after a 80-year study was conducted on the proverbial ostrich, not one ostrich stuck their head in the ground. This is most likely a myth derived from animal's defense mechanisms, but is not factual.

No they do not they lay their head and neck along the ground.

According to 1 vs 100 they do it to look for water.

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Ostriches dig into the ground with their beaks searching and finding water.

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No, they don't. It is a myth.

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No. This is a myth.

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This is a myth. They don't really do it.

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They do not put there heads in the sand

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They pit their beaks inside of the ground to find water

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