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Strangely, a Yahoo! search on "ostrich" yielded sites focused on ostrich farming and little else. After scratching our heads, we decided to check Yahooligans!, Yahoo!'s directory for kids, which has an impressive animal category of its own. At Yahooligans!, we drilled down to the Birds > Types of Birds > Ostrich category, which contained several non-commercial sites. We liked the sound of New Eclectic Ostrich*, so we eagerly clicked the link. We found the answer to your question in the ostrich myth section. It states, "Perhaps
the most enduring myth about the ostrich is that it hides its head in the sand when in danger." We were satisfied with that, but wanted to learn more, so we returned to Yahooligans! and chose a different ostrich link. We arrived at a page from The Canadian Museum of Nature that further elaborated on the myth: If threatened while sitting on the nest, which is simply a cavity scooped in the earth, the hen presses her long neck flat along the ground, blending with the background. Ostriches, contrary to popular belief, do not bury their heads in the sand. That sounded reasonable to us, and since ostriches grow up to 8 feet tall and weigh up to 300 pounds, we decided that first-hand research was out of
the question. So, from what we've deduced, our final answer is ... no.
* Unfortunately, that site is no longer available.
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