Hitchhiking Ostrich Style
To an ostrich, a human is a natural predator and they usually keep well away from us. Humans that get too close to ostriches will cause them to run away at high speeds, or turn around and attack with a deadly peck. The Degres family once met a tame ostrich named Linda who lived with her owner on a nearby farm. Tippi really enjoyed riding Linda at high speed with the wind blowing through her hair. It was probably a good thing that ostriches cannot fly!
Hitchhiking Ostrich Style
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The Human Indigenous People
As the family traveled throughout Namibia, they met several groups of Bushmen belonging to the Himba Tribe in the Kalahari. Tippi made many friends here as well and they showed her how to gather roots and berries to eat and how to find water in this desert land. As these lessons progressed, Tippi also learned how to speak the Bushman language and how to use the traditional bow and arrow used for hunting. Her parents were working on a project, filming the tribe for a documentary on the San Bushmen of northern Namibia, and often let Tippi spend the day with the tribe. They often returned to find Tippi curled up with the other bushman children fast asleep after a day of play and learning.
The Human Indigenous People
