Today’s MUST-SEE VIDEO: Runaway Ostrich Stops Traffic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota!
An ostrich escaped its trailer in Sioux Falls, causing a brief traffic disruption before being safely recaptured by its owner. 🌐 #News #SiouxFallsSD #SouthDakota #Animals
SIOUX FALLS, SD – An ostrich escaped its trailer in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Tuesday, briefly halting traffic before it was wrangled and returned to its owner.
A video shared on Facebook by Beverly Froslie Johnson shows the towering bird standing in the middle of South Louise Avenue Tuesday morning with a car stopped just in front of it. Two men could be seen surrounding the bird as a woman tried to entice it with some type of edible.
But instead of being interested by the offered food, the bird ruffled its feathers in apparent agitation and ran from the people into other lanes of traffic. The three people tried to corral the bird toward a sidewalk and out of traffic, with one man pulling its tail feathers.
Sioux Falls Animal Control confirmed to the Argus Leader that the ostrich had escaped its owner due to a broken trailer hitch. But the owner was able to fix the hitch and fetch the bird before animal control officers had to intervene.
“The ostrich suffered no injuries, appeared just fine by us and was back with its owner before we had to take over,” Animal Control officer Thomas Rhoades told the outlet.
Written by TMX staff, with additional reporting by Jack and Kitty Norton. Video Credit: Beverly Froslie Johnson / TMX. Music Written and Performed by Jack and Kitty Norton (Norton Family Publishing, ASCAP).
BONUS: Here’s Our Favorite Ostrich Joke!
We love sharing jokes – be sure to check out our humor section for more funnies! Now, here’s our favorite ostrich joke. Hehe.
A man walks Into a bar with a full-grown ostrich behind him. The waitress asks for their orders. The man says, “A hamburger, fries and a beer,” and turns to the ostrich, “What’s yours?” “I’ll have the same,” says the ostrich.
A short time later the waitress returns with the order. “That will be $18.95 please,” and the man reaches into his pocket and pulls out the exact change for payment.
The next day, the man and the ostrich come again and the man says, “A hamburger, fries, and a beer.” The ostrich says, “I’ll have the same.”
Again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change.
This becomes routine until, the two enter again.
“The usual?” asks the waitress. “No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato, and a shot of Tequila,” says the man. “Same,” says the ostrich. Shortly the waitress brings the order and says, “That will be $20.” Once again the man pulls the exact change out of his pocket and places it on the table.
The waitress can’t hold back her curiosity any longer. “Excuse me, sir. How do you manage to always come up with the exact change out of your pocket every time?”
“Well,” says the man, “several years ago I was cleaning the attic and found an old lamp. When I rubbed it a Genie appeared and offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be there.”
Awesome says the waitress. “Most people would wish for a million dollars or something, but you’ll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!”
“That’s right. Whether it’s a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there,” says the man.
The waitress asks, “But, sir, what’s with the ostrich?” The man sighs, pauses, and answers, “My second wish was for a tall chick with long legs who agrees with everything I say.”
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