I'm a driver at ksr and we were shut down for a short period because an ostrich laid an egg on the ride path. Sounds like a joke I know but it really happened
LOL, that's cool... must have tee'd off some guests on the ride though.
I'm a driver at ksr and we were shut down for a short period because an ostrich laid an egg on the ride path. Sounds like a joke I know but it really happened
Really? How do you address those kinds of things? Ostriches are extremely protective of their young/nest and Disney tries their best not to disturb the safari habitat...or do they always remove eggs, etc from the safari to care for them backstage?I'm a driver at ksr and we were shut down for a short period because an ostrich laid an egg on the ride path. Sounds like a joke I know but it really happened
we only have female ostriches so the egg that was laid was not fertilized. To be honest I am not sure what the animal keepers do with them once they are laid. It did cause us to be down for a little while but again, I don't really know what happened to the egg after that, it happens ocassionally.
Omelets!
Having lived with 6 parrots for 20+ years, I second what you said. It's funny what they become protective of and downright dangerous over.With regards to whether or not the bird would be as protective of an unfertilized egg as a fertilized one, my husband (who has an avian science degree) said "you could stick a tennis ball in the nest with it and the bird would kill you for it. If it is in the nest, it must be an egg and an egg is as good as a baby to them." So, I guess it doesn't matter.
I just think it's funny that a bird laying an egg would shut down the whole attraction! :ROFLOL:
we only have female ostriches so the egg that was laid was not fertilized.
Dr. Ian Malcom said:Life... uh... finds a way.
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