Jake Gyllenhaal Is Afraid Of Ostriches

people.com:

Jake Gyllenhaal worked hard to embody the fearless hero Prince Dastan in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time -- getting bulked up and mastering sword fighting and the acrobatic art of parkour.

One thing he couldn't conquer? His fear of ostriches.

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Comments

[topkatnc]

12:01 PM on 05/11/2010

Oh my goodness....what a good looking man...I would be glad to dress up like an ostrich...and cure his fright ....I swear it would only take a minute or two !

[ontariogirl]

09:34 AM on 05/11/2010

I'm with Jake.....I wish. Ostriches can sprint up to 43 miles (70 kilometers) an hour and run over distance at 31 miles (50 kilometers) an hour. An ostrich's powerful, long legs can cover 10 to 16 feet (3 to 5 meters) in a single stride. These legs can also be formidable weapons. Ostrich kicks can kill a human or a potential predator like a lion. Each two-toed foot has a long, sharp claw.

[meeks]

12:52 PM on 05/11/2010

During a trip to Africa, the group went to an ostrich farm. I was standing by the fence so my friend could take a picture. The ostrich came up behind me and beaked me in the head. The bill of my ball cap was the only thing that protected be from being injured. The attendant warned that they can be territorial and mean. I was close to giving up my vegetarianism that day cause sure enough they served ostrich at the restaurant we ate dinner at that night.

[ontariogirl]

12:57 PM on 05/11/2010

How insulting to you.....serving ostrich for dinner. Too funny. While on a trip to Bolivia I tried Llama. After that my friends would ask me.....is llama bad? Funny.

[TheSupremeOne]

06:26 AM on 05/11/2010

Who isn't afraid of the big bird?

[JSDKoeln]

04:10 AM on 05/11/2010

He looks good, but I think the roided body is a bit scarey. But hey, I guess if he doesn't make a life time of it, then good for him.

[CynAnne]

01:19 AM on 05/11/2010

I would gladly protect Jake from those feathered fiends (they're not really fiends, but, hey, whatever it takes)... ;)

[Rockwell]

10:45 PM on 05/10/2010

Dude, I'm with Jake. I've been up close and personal Ostriche's and emu's and these are some big, powerful and evil bird, I'm here to tell you. They are lightening fast and they always look at you like they want to peck out your eyes and snack on them.

[mstock57]

10:32 PM on 05/10/2010

Ostriches have such a powerful kick that there's documented cases of them killing lions.

[Evita Luisa]

10:03 PM on 05/10/2010

Shhhhhhsshhhhh.....I'm countin' the abs on his, ah, stomach. Requires lots of concentration. How did he get this mighty, might fine. (note: not a question :))))

[Evita Luisa]

09:59 PM on 05/10/2010

Dude is sooooo freakin' hot!!! What hair, what eyes, what all it ever is: sheer perfection, DANG!

[cuzimacheater]

09:16 PM on 05/10/2010

The ostriches were just jealous.

[liarsclub75]

08:46 PM on 05/10/2010

And Hollywood is afraid of using actual Persians for this stupid movie.

[MajorKong]

08:45 PM on 05/10/2010

Perfectly logical. They can deliver a very powerful kick and they're not known for their sunny disposition.

[VeggieLove]

07:03 PM on 05/10/2010

And I'm afraid of Jake Gyllenhaal's hair.

[microsoap]

07:08 PM on 05/10/2010

I'm afraid Jake and Tobey MacGuire will one day marry each other and love the fact they can look at each other and make out with themselves essentially.

[NathaninSeattle]

10:38 AM on 05/11/2010

Yeah, but the rack on him!

[ilovedessert]

06:59 PM on 05/10/2010

Is he afraid of big bird too? Only kidding, however why is this on HP?

[CDMelty]

09:45 AM on 05/15/2010

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1117284.ece

[veritas88]

06:50 PM on 05/10/2010

I can understand. I'm irrationally afraid of snails and slugs.

[EnPointe]

10:30 PM on 05/10/2010

*grins* There'd better be an open door if I ever see one of those large black spiders, or else I'll do a Scooby-Doo and make an opening. I'm telling you, they're eeeeville.

[veritas88]

11:49 PM on 05/10/2010

:) it's weird....my older sister never understood my fear of snails and slugs but she is also deathly afraid of spiders and would always enlist me to deal with them when we were kids.

[CynAnne]

01:22 AM on 05/11/2010

x2, EP...we have here, in our locale, what they call 'tree spiders' - usually bigger than silver dollars, and apt to drop down onto your shoulders from the limbs above...ugh, ugh, ugh! *runs in circles* ;)