Boris Johnson got a shock when an ostrich attacked him on a day out with his family. Video shows the former prime minister and one of his children admiring the large, flightless bird from the apparent safety of a car.
The feathered giant can be seen striding up to the vehicle as Mr Johnson and his child look on with the driver’s side window wide open. Mr Johnson appears to describe the ostrich as being “very naughty” as the creature gets closer and closer.
Then as it peers into the car, the bird lashes out with a sharp peck at the ex-PM, to which a shocked Mr Johnson cries out in front of his giggling child: “Christ! F****** hell!”
Video of the feathery encounter was upload to Instagram by Mr Johnson’s wife, Carrie Johnson, who quipped along with the hilarious clip: “Too funny not to share”.
The clip prompted an outpouring of affection for the Johnsons from adoring fans. One wrote: “Love the giggles… and Boris’s reaction is sooooo British”.