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Ostrich to photographer: Back off!

5:21 PM, May 12, 2008

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We have a feeling this ostrich, photographed Saturday at a small zoo in Mexico City, would not be a fan of the L.A. paparazzi scene.

-- Francisco Vara-Orta

Photo: Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP/Getty Images

Posted by Francisco Vara-Orta on May 12, 2008 in Photo treats | Permalink | Bookmark it:

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