Assertion: ostrich | /r/CapableOf | eat stone
Facets:
value: to help
type: PURPOSE
value: to help grind their food
type: PURPOSE
value: sometimes
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Ostrich eats insects, grass, shrubs, flowers, seeds, fruits, locusts, and some stones.
text: They just swallow the food and some stones to crush the food in stomach.
text: Ostriches sometimes eat stones and pebbles which help them to digest their food.
text: So, they eat stones to help grind their food in not the stomach but their gizzards.
text: They'll eat almost anything: plants, lizards, seeds, locusts and stones are common parts of their diet (yes, stones -- they help to crush up the other stuff they eat).
text: The ostrich will need to eat stones or rocks to ensure that they can break down what they have consumed.
text: They also swallow stones to help them grind up and digest their food.
text: Ostriches swallow stones (gastroliths) and use them as "gastric mill".