Ever wish you could bury your head in the sand? Hilarious moment woman is left terrified as an ostrich pokes its head through her car window at a safari park
- Chloe Benham, 22, was visiting Safari Wild Animal Park in Como, Mississippi
- She held corn for ostrich to take and shrieked when it made way towards her
- Friend Stephen Malon, 29, filmed as she got more terrified and animal ate corn
- Both now find the day ‘hilarious’ to look back on and laugh at the moment
This is the funny moment a woman was terrified when an ostrich poked its head through the car window at a safari park.
The animal was in search of food and lunged at Chloe Benham, 22, a university student, who visited the Safari Wild Animal Park in Como, Mississippi, with her friend Stephen Malon, 29, a bartender.
In the footage, Chloe gathered some corn in her hand and reached out to give it to the animal.
But when the ostrich made its way towards her and the food, she began to shriek in fear.
The animal was in search of food and lunged at Chloe Benham, 22, a university student, who visited the Safari Wild Animal Park in Como, Mississippi, with her friend Stephen Malon, 29, a bartender
In the footage, Chloe gathered some corn in her hand and reached out to give it to the animal. But when the ostrich made its way towards her, she shrieked, scared of it
Her screams mixed with laughter as the animal then appeared to reach out to peck at her.
Undeterred, the ostrich then put its head directly into the corn and began to eat from the bag.
Chloe, who grew up on a farm and loves animals, and her friend Stephen laughed as they moved away from the animal and it eventually strode away.
Stephen said: ‘I had been once before so I was excited to go back again. Chloe grew up around farm animals and LOVED goats so she was very excited too.
‘I never expected her to be scared of any of them, let alone an ostrich! Neither of us knew what was coming.’
Her screams mixed with laughter as the animal then appeared to reach out to peck at her and then put its head directly into the bag of corn to eat from it
Chloe and Stephen eventually both found the day hilarious, and burst out laughing after she regained her composure
Chloe and Stephen eventually both found the day hilarious, bursting out laughing after she regained her composure.
The 22-year-old said: ‘I probably laughed the hardest I ever have in my life.
‘There were a ton of ostriches across the animal park grounds, so we did encounter them after this.
‘I made sure to roll up my window before they could get another chance to stick their head in the car.
‘I would really love to overcome my fear of ostriches before I die though!’
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