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151--South Africa: Get Off My Ostrich @ CherieSpotting     Sep 16 2003 - 18:05 PST cherie writes: Location: Oudtshoorn, South Africa. Four ladies (Kristi, Carter, Renee and Cherie) attempt to ride the largest bird in the world--the ostrich! We spent the day at the Highgate Ostrich Farm learning ostrich facts like these: * When you eat an ostrich filet, you are eating the ostrich's knee. * One ostrich egg is equal to 24 chicken eggs. * An adult ostrich weighs about 220 pounds and can run up to 80 km/h. * The World Record for eating a hard-boiled ostrich egg is 6 minutes, 40 seconds. For more info on how you can ride an ostrich see: www.highgate.co.za/ Click on each picture to see it full size. read comments (0) | write comment| views: 9611    | rated: 0.0    printer-friendly version   Cherie and Carter become ostrich jockeys for the day. Who has the funnier face? Kristi makes a face at the giant bird. Carter makes a new friend with a few pellets of corn. The ostrich wouldn't let go of Cherie. *Photo by Carter. Don't bite the hand that feeds you! Just curious! Before you ride an ostrich, you have to look it in the eye. The eggs are so strong, you can stand on them! Kristi stands on the eggs! Talk about walking on egg shells. Carter gets in the saddle. It's not as comfortable as it might appear. Kristi is ready to race! Renee is a natural (until the ostrich starts to move!) Kristi gets taken for a ride. Kristi considers going pro. Renee (who weighs the least) is the MOST concerned about hurting the ostrich. Carter's turn to try to hold on! Carter makes it look easy. Cherie holds on for her life! The professionals make ostrich racing look easy! The Highgate Ostrich Farm. Ostrich is a funny word, and a funny bird.