Do ostriches really hide their heads in the sand when they get scared: scientists explain – UNIAN
The idea that ostriches bury their heads in the sand when they sense danger is believed to have been suggested by the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder.
For centuries, people believed that ostriches, when faced with danger, bury their heads in the sand to hide. It is this vivid image that is behind the phraseology “hiding your head in the sand,” when someone is afraid to face their problems.
According to LiveScience, the idea of ostriches hiding their heads in bushes to escape danger is believed to have been proposed by the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder.
“They have the wonderful property of digesting all substances without exception, but their stupidity is no less remarkable, for, although the rest of their bodies are so large, they imagine that by sticking their head and neck into a bush they hide everything…
