A grown man, in full ostrich costume, trained staff at Chiang Mai Zoo on how to respond if an animal escapes.

-- Between a wild-eyed man who insisted the President had urged him to lend his assistance in administering the affairs of the Government and an ostrich that resented being driven down the drive ...

Videos shared by the zoo with CNN show the staff member getting ready for his big role; his face is smeared with white paint, his arms are tucked into a giant ball of cloth and a fake ostrich head ...