South African town strikes gold in ostrich plumes, with fashion driving the boom


By AGENCY

A worker from Cape Karoo International works on ostrich feathers on the production line in South Africa. Photo: AFP

At a South African farm, hundreds of ostriches stretch their slender necks and shake their black feathers under the setting sun.

The birds' lanky legs raise a cloud of ochre dust in their enclosure, one of dozens dotting the rugged landscape surrounding the southern town of Oudtshoorn.

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