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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Joan charges Riverside Park
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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Winter solstice
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Up, up, and away for Hot Air Balloon Day
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Go Fly a Kite Day
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Aura River in Turku, Finland
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World Lizard Day
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The Blue City of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Batten down the hatches
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Celebrating National Dentist Day
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Oymyakon, Russia
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Who created the Easter Bunny?
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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
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’Chess on ice’
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Let s celebrate cephalopods
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The Unfinished Obelisk near Aswan, Egypt
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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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Getting to the bottom of the underwater waterfall
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Speed skaters in the Gangneung Oval, Pyeongchang, South Korea
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Welcome to California
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A monastery in the mountain
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Ancient art in the Amazon
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Loud waters
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Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina
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Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands
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Riding the bore tide at Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska
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Celebrating the Acadians
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International Surfing Day
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Space is for everyone
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Mount Rainier National Park