Runaway big bird escapes onto highway in ThailandAFP, BANGKOKA pet ostrich on Tuesday went for a speedy jaunt down a busy Thai highway, before being returned safe and sound to its enclosure at an animal-themed cafe. He runs so fast,” motorist Chairat Sompong is heard saying in the video. This frame grab from a handout video courtesy of Chairat Sompong taken and released on April 7 shows an ostrich running along a highway in Thailand’s Chonburi province. “At first, I thought it was an accident, but when I drove close, I saw an ostrich running in the middle lane,” he said. The ostrich, named B1, was corralled about 15km from its pen in the resort town Pattaya, the animal’s owner, Itsara Boriboon, said.

Source: Taipei Times April 08, 2026 18:02 UTC