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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In behavioral finance, the ostrich effect is the attempt made by investors to avoid negative financial information. The name comes from the common (but false) legend that ostriches bury their heads in the sand to avoid danger.
Another huge adaptation that the ostrich has to ensure it's species success is that it has thick eyelids. Having this thick layer of epidermis to protect the eye is a necessary characteristic to have when facing intense sand storms that come with living in desert regions. The ostriches have beaks.