Authorities question mode of transporting runaway ostrich

KUALA LUMPUR: After the hullabaloo over runaway ostrich Chickaboo, the authorities are now asking how the big bird got onto the busy Federal Highway in the first place.

A spokesman for the Department of Veterinary Services questioned Chickaboo’s owner, who was reportedly transporting it in the back seat of his Toyota Hilux when it jumped out of an open window and dashed down the highway, saying that the mode of transport was unsuitable for an ostrich.