Why ostriches on Father’s Day? Because male ostriches are more involved in the care and rearing of their young than many other wild animals. At night, the expectant ostrich dad sits on the eggs in the nest, his black plumage camouflaging him from predators. When the chicks hatch, papa ostrich teaches them how to forage for food and is their primary protector. Way to go, ostrich dad! We hope at least one of those baby ostriches remembers to call you today.
Papa was a flightless bird
Today in History
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Great on so many levels
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The moai you know
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Did it see its shadow?
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Bernina Pass, Graubünden, Switzerland
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It s harvest time on World Food Day
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World Rhinoceros Day
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Ring of fire solar eclipse
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International Kissing Day
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White Desert National Park, Egypt
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Sanxiantai Dragon Bridge in Taitung, Taiwan
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Just a couple of yellow-billed hornbills
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It’s Napping Day
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International Day of the World s Indigenous Peoples
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A willowy welcome to spring
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An unlikely friendship in the wild
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A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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Cinco de Mayo
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Grab onto the handlebars, kid
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Sequential images of a total solar eclipse
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The mountaintop of toppled gods
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American bison
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Explorer of the sea
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Road to Sa Calobra, Majorca, Spain
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Falling for Tennessee
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Winter solstice
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Whale hello there!
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Shark Awareness Day
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Nazaré Lighthouse
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Vacuum Chamber 5 at Glenn Research Center
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National Take a Hike Day