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# Boris Johnson gets a surprise peck from an ostrich in Texas

By The Associated Press  
April 8th, 2025 09:06 PM

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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received a memorable welcome from an ostrich at a state park in Texas when the towering two-legged bird gave him a peck, according to a video Sunday.

In the video, posted by his wife Carrie Johnson, an ostrich slowly walks toward a car before poking its head through the driver's seat window where Johnson is sitting with his son on his lap. Once in front of Johnson, the bird quickly pecks its beak toward his hand.

"Oh, Christ," Johnson yells before driving off in the video.

"Too funny not to share," Carrie Johnson said in the caption on Instagram.

It is not clear which wildlife park they were visiting, but other posts on the same account show the family visiting Dinosaur Valley Park, about 80 miles (128 kilometers) southwest of Dallas.

Boris Johnson, who served as prime minister from 2019 to 2022, was also spotted with his wife at a local restaurant in Lake Granbury, Texas, on Sunday, according to the restaurant's Facebook page.

"We are so honored to have him as our guest!!" said Stumpy's Lakeside Grill in a Facebook post with a photo of the former prime minister.