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   ocr: 41 OstrichDioramas A THE SCENE RECREATED HERE TAKES PLACE IN THE Kidong Valley, about fifty miles west of Nairobi, Kenya. A family of wart hogs has stumbled upon an ostrich family. The male ostrich, protective of his family, reacts with alarm, neck outstretched, mouth open. But the ostrich is not preparing to attack; it will do SO only if severely threatened, when it can kick hard enough to kill a lion. Rather, this bird is performing what is known as a "distraction display." In order to lure intruders from the nest, a male ostrich will run toward and away from the interlopers, and may even - ...