Ostrich

This article documents a feature that has been shelved indefinitely.

 

It is unknown whether this feature will be implemented in a future update.

Ostrich

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The ostrich was a proposed mob that was featured in the Biome Chooser at MINECON Earth 2018, alongside the termite, meerkat and fox. It was a large bird mob that would spawn in savannas with termites. It could also dig its head into the ground, referencing a common misconception about ostriches.^[1]

It, along with the rest of the biome, made it to the second round with 27.6%, but lost with 34.7%.

• Sprites of ostriches appeared as an easter egg in the 2022 Mob Vote Event and the 2023 Mob Vote Event server.

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  The ostrich facing the left instead of right.
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  The ostrich's walking animation.
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  The ostrich's stopping animation after walking.
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  The ostrich digging its head into the ground.
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  Ostrich sticking its head out of the ground next to a sign asking you to vote for the savannah.
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  Tiny Jens and Agnes with an ostrich.
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  The ostrich's cameo on the 2023 Mob Vote Event.