Woman Scores Babysitting Gig for Adorable Baby Ostrich and Everyone's So Jealous
There's so much FOMO and jealousy on social media. Either we are sad about missing the London leg of the Taylor Swift Era's tour or someone is eating some delicious sandwich (that we aren't) or someone else is babysitting an absolutely, ridiculously adorable baby ostrich chick.
How, exactly, do we get this gig? Just check out this amazing video and get ready for some heartbreaking FOMO.
The amazing video was posted by the TikTok account for @Kelliwarf and people have so many questions. Me included. One person asked, "How exactly does one get to babysit a baby ostrich?" Someone else said, "Why don’t I get asked to babysit the slappy feet hedgehog chicken?" Right? I wanna know the same thing. Someone else sadly responded, "All this app has taught me is that I have bad friends. None of them have ever asked me to watch a baby ostrich before." You and me both, girl. You and me both.
If you aren't quite jealous enough yet, the video creator shared a clip of this little ostrich being all sleepy and cuddly.
I either need a baby ostrich, or a friend with a baby ostrich. Right now. That's one thing that's so wild about social media. People are always falling victim to the kitten distribution system or finding a baby raccoon or a deer. I never find animals like this. I find like... an ant. Or a wasp.
If you aren't lucky enough to have a baby ostrich (Like me) here are some fun facts about these amazing animals so we can at least read about them.
Facts About Ostrich Chicks
Four Oaks/Shutterstock
Ostriches are the largest living birds in the world, but you wouldn't be able to look at an ostrich chick and think that. They are usually about two pounds at birth.
One cool thing about baby ostriches is that within a few hours of hatching, they are able to walk, run, and feed themselves.
In ostrich communities, parenting duties are shared. Both lady and man ostriches take turns incubating the eggs and caring for the baby chicks. In some cases, a dominant male and female will raise a group of chicks from several different parents. Ostrich chicks often live in groups, called crèches, which can include up to 100 chicks.
You would think with that many chicks in one group my chances of one day babysitting one would be pretty good. Fingers crossed over here!
Looking for more PetHelpful updates? Follow us on YouTube for more entertaining videos. Or, share your own adorable pet by submitting a video, and sign up for our newsletter for the latest pet updates and tips.
