Assertion: ostrich | /r/CapableOf | hide their heads
Facets:
value: on the ground
type: LOCATION
value: in sand
type: LOCATION
value: to keep
type: PURPOSE
value: regularly
type: TEMPORAL
value: against the ground
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in a bush
type: LOCATION
value: to escape detection
type: PURPOSE
value: in an attempt
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: It is sometimes said that ostriches will hide their heads in the ground when they are scared, but this is not true.
text: When unable to run from or kick a predator, an ostrich will crouch down and lay its head and neck flat on the ground in an attempt to hide.
text: Ostriches may stretch out their neck and lay their head on the ground to escape detection.
text: But, in reality, they lay their heads on grounds to avoid being spotted by predators.
text: The Roman writer Pliny the Elder is noted for his descriptions of the ostrich in his Naturalis Historia, where he describes the ostrich and the fact that it hides its head in a bush.
text: They will lay their head on the ground if they sense a danger.
text: Whenever a danger confronts them, they lie down and try to press their heads in the sand in an attempt to look less visible.
text: When they get infected, they lay down their head and neck in the ground.
text: Contrary to popular belief, ostriches don't bury their heads in the sand, but they do lie down with their heads against the ground when they feel threatened.
text: It is sometimes said that ostriches will hide their heads in the ground when they are scared, but this is not true.
text: It is sometimes said that ostriches will hide their heads in the ground when they are scared, but this is not true.
text: The myth stems from the fact that the ostriches are often bending their heads down to peck at food on the ground, or to regularly turn their eggs which are partly buried in the dirt, so it looks like they are regularly hiding their heads in sand.
text: One of the most famous myths about ostriches is that they hide their heads in the sand when threatened.
text: Laying its head down on the ground, an ostrich can become almost invisible, appearing as just another part of the landscape.
text: Ostriches stretch out their neck and lay their head on the ground to keep from being seen, hence the myth that ostriches hide in the sand.
text: To avoid being seen, ostriches lay their heads on the ground.