SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — An ostrich brought traffic to a halt in Sioux Falls as drivers tried to lure and nudge the towering bird off a city street.
Drivers called police just before noon Tuesday to report the roughly 7-foot-tall bird in the middle of a busy four-lane road.
As police and animal control responded, people hopped out of their cars and managed to carefully corral the flightless bird. Bystanders coaxed the bird off the street by offering food in a plastic container and a few gentle nudges. A police spokesman said the bird was among several ostriches being hauled in a trailer owned by an out-of-state traveler before it escaped. The owner helped capture the bird and managed to get it back into the trailer.
“The ostrich suffered no injuries, appeared just fine by us and was back with its owner before we had to take over,” Thomas Rhoades, a Sioux Falls Animal Control officer said.
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