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A massive ostrich escaped and wandered a busy road in Edathala, Kerala.(Instagram\/feels_of_kochi) <\/p>\nMay 23, 2025 04:55 PM IST <\/p>\n
A viral video showed a massive ostrich wandering a busy Kerala street. <\/p>\n
A video showing a massive ostrich strolling along a bustling street in Edathala, located in Kerala\u2019s Ernakulam district, has captured the internet\u2019s attention. Shared by the Instagram page Feels of Kochi, the clip captures the surreal moment as the bird casually makes its way down the road, much to the amazement of onlookers.<\/p>\n
A massive ostrich escaped and wandered a busy road in Edathala, Kerala.(Instagram\/feels_of_kochi) <\/p>\n
(Also read: \u2018This is not Amazon rainforest\u2019: Kerala\u2019s hidden cricket stadium stuns internet with unreal beauty<\/a>)<\/p>\n The most striking part of the footage shows a man gesturing at the ostrich, seemingly guiding its path. Incredibly, the bird appears to follow his directions and continues on its way, almost as if obeying traffic rules. The unexpected encounter has since captivated many, with the video garnering over 7.3 million views.<\/p>\n Watch the clip here:<\/p>\n An unusual pet escape<\/p>\n Speaking to Hindustan Times, Liji Rakesh, president of the Edathala panchayat, shed light on the bizarre incident. \u201cThe ostrich is among three or four such birds being reared by a private individual at his home. They are being taken care of as pets. That day, one particular ostrich got loose and came out on the road where people were surprised and took photos and videos. It may have travelled a few hundred metres before it was caught and brought back to the individual’s home. A lot of people called me asking about it after videos of it went viral on social media,\u201d Rakesh explained.<\/p>\n The sight of the towering bird on the street left many locals both amused and concerned.<\/p>\n (Also read: Kerala woman driving caravan to Ladakh on epic road trip across 18 states leaves internet in awe<\/a>)<\/p>\n Internet reacts<\/p>\n The incident quickly sparked a wave of humorous responses online. Social media users were quick to chime in with their take on the surreal scene. One amused viewer wrote, \u201cSomeone is playing Jumanji for real,\u201d capturing the bizarre nature of the moment. Another quipped, \u201cThat bird\u2019s got better road sense than most drivers here.\u201d A third user joked, \u201cJust Kerala things \u2013 elephants in the temple, ostriches on the street.\u201d<\/p>\n Another commented, \u201cImagine getting stuck in traffic because an ostrich is taking a stroll.\u201d One user couldn\u2019t resist pointing out, \u201cThat guy directing the bird deserves a traffic cop badge.\u201d<\/p>\n See Less <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"May 23, 2025 04:55 PM IST A viral video showed a massive ostrich wandering a busy Kerala street.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126346,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3847],"tags":[55914,55915,34358,55913,70,182,16,15,6469,1717],"class_list":{"0":"post-126345","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-edathala","9":"tag-ernakulam","10":"tag-kerala","11":"tag-ostrich","12":"tag-science","13":"tag-social-media","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-viral-video","17":"tag-wildlife"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114559404194527371","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/story_trending@2x.png\" "\\"\\"\/")
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