Boris Johnson has run-in with feisty ostrich during Texas trip

a feisty peck.

“Ow!” Mr Johnson can be heard shouting, as his toddler giggles with amusement.

The incident was shared on April 6 in a video posted to Instagram by Mr Johnson’s wife, Ms Carrie Johnson, accompanied by the caption, “Too funny not to share.”

In the clip, after Mr Johnson yelps, he seems to express some profanities (though they are somewhat inaudible). He then grabs the steering wheel and drives away. The toddler hanging from Johnson’s arm keeps giggling.

It was not immediately clear on April 7 when or where exactly the video had been taken, though social media posts by Carrie Johnson and local sightings show the family on vacation in Texas.

Other videos posted to her account that appear to be from the same location show the family looking at a deer and an aoudad, a goat-like animal. Another recent post showed the family at Dinosaur Valley State Park, near Glen Rose, Texas.

Mr Johnson was in Texas less than two years ago to lobby for Republican support for Ukraine.

It is not the first time Mr Johnson, who served as prime minister from 2019 until 2022, has been at the centre of slapstick public mishaps that align with his colourful and oftentimes chaotic tenure as Britain’s leader.

In February 2021, Mr Johnson struggled to put a latex glove on his hand at a vaccination centre in Wales.

It’s “like O.J. Simpson”, Mr Johnson quipped, referring to the 1995 murder trial in which a glove, which was a key piece of evidence, did not fit Simpson.

In July of that year, Mr Johnson struggled to control his umbrella at a police memorial unveiling in central England.

Representatives for Mr Johnson’s family could not immediately be reached for comment regarding the latest episode. Several wildlife parks in the area also did not immediately respond to requests for information about whether the Johnson family visited them.

Stumpy’s Lakeside Grill, a restaurant in Granbury, Texas, posted a photo of Mr Johnson to social media on April 5, noting that he dined there.

“We are so honoured to have him as our guest!!” the restaurant said. NYTIMES