With nesting birds halting development of bike trails recently, we were intrigued to see that bikes are striking back in Belgium. Ostrich farmer Luc Goethals is to close his farm as passing bike tours scare the flightless birds so much that they stop laying eggs.
And it’s not just bikes, apparently: “A few weeks ago, people came to do parachuting on a field nearby. The ostriches got so scared they turned impotent,” said Mr Goethals.
Read the full story on Ananova.
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