Pedestrians delighted by speedy pet ostrich in Taipei’s East District

Pedestrians delighted by speedy pet ostrich in Taipei’s East District

2025-08-04

If you’re lucky, you might spot an ostrich in Taipei’s East District. The owner often takes the three-month-old out on brisk walks around the neighborhood, to the delight of residents. Ben Ben usually walks pretty fast, attracting many passersby to whip out their phones to snap a photo. He’s staying in a car detailing shop for now, but the owner said that when he’s bigger, he’ll bring Ben Ben to live in the countryside.

If you try to hug the bird, he’ll slip away from your grasp. He runs happily along until he gets to an intersection. That’s when he gets really excited.

But this ostrich isn’t running around in a grassy field somewhere. This is in Taipei’s East District. The owner runs behind while gripping the leash, barely able to keep up on his own two legs. The goofy duo attracts a lot of looks, from basically every person who walks by.

Passerby
It was so interesting seeing an ostrich. Pet it? I won’t. Because I think it’ll probably bite me.

Passerby
I saw them running by before. Why is there an ostrich on the street?

This is Ben Ben. He’s usually in his owner’s car detailing shop, but in the evening he’s let out of his cage to have free reign of the place. He already runs fast at just three months old. The owner has to take him out every day to expend his energy.

Huang Sheng-kai
Owner
If he really wants to charge, he’ll start running faster than a human. You have to hold the leash tight, because it’s exhausting to chase after him if you drop it.

Ben Ben lives at a car detailer in Taipei for now. Concerned citizens have reported him to the city’s Animal Protection Office, but ostriches aren’t a protected species. As long as he’s restrained, there’s no issue. And he’s not aggressive, just energetic.

Huang Sheng-kai
Owner
At the moment he’s very active, so I keep him in the shop. After another three months or a half a year, he’ll have gotten bigger overall, so I’ll probably bring him back to a farm in the mountains.

Ben Ben will sometimes eat pebbles by the roadside to help his digestion, but at this age, his favorite food is fresh vegetables. It’s really quite soothing to watch him eat.

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小鴕鳥「奔奔」驚現台北東區！散步速度比人還快

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北市東區竟然出現鴕鳥寶寶！飼主經常帶三個月大的牠出來蹓躂，成為街頭焦點。但經常還出現鳥比人快的場景，路過民眾看了也紛紛拿起手機拍照，驚呼太可愛了。小鴕鳥名叫「奔奔」，是一間汽車美容店養的寵物，老闆說，再大了就會帶回鄉下生活。

嘗試抱起來，但鴕鳥還是掙脫，想去蹓躂蹓躂，看到大馬路牠特別興奮。

但鴕鳥奔跑背景不在大草原，而是台北市東區，飼主牽著跑起來，同樣兩條腿卻有點快跟不上，滑稽模樣更吸引大批目光，路人回頭率達百分百。

[[民眾]]
“我一看是鴕鳥就還滿特別的，摸？不會，因為我其實，覺得牠應該會咬我。”

[[民眾]]
我上次經過然後有看過牠在跑，為什麼會看到鴕鳥在路上？”

這頭鴕鳥名叫奔奔，平常養在汽車美容店，晚上就放出籠子在店內自由奔跑，目前三個月大就跑得飛快，飼主每天得帶牠出來放電。

[[汽車美容店長黃聖凱]]
“牠如果真的要衝，牠起步，跑得是比人還快。基本上繩子都會抓得滿緊的，因為這個跑掉要把牠抓回來，我們也應該滿費力的。”

奔奔是美容店老闆放養在台北，曾有民眾檢舉讓動保處上門關心，但鴕鳥不屬保育類，只要繫好牽繩都沒問題，而且奔奔沒有攻擊性，只是有點活潑。

[[汽車美容店長黃聖凱]]
“現在活動量比較大，所以帶來店裡這邊。再三個月或半年之後，可能就體型各方面會比較大，所以牠可能會帶回山上農場養。”

有時奔奔會吃路邊小石頭幫助消化，但正值發育期最愛吃的還是新鮮蔬菜，看看奔奔吃相還真的是相當療癒。

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