This is random, I know, but… it’s a holiday?
I came across this article on ostrich farming in a National Geographic from 1906. A few highlights:
Genetic bottleneck alert.
Narrator: Ostriches can not live without water. They do not live 100 years.
Source: Anon. (1906, October). Ostrich farming in the United States. The National Geographic Magazine, pp. 569-574