Humans have long gravitated toward the eggs of birds, with ostrich egg consumption in South Africa possibly dating back 60,000 years. (Chicken egg consumption is relatively much newer, likely ...

When an ostrich craze gripped Southern California in the late 19th century, Carpinteria joined in.

Scientists have discovered decorated ostrich eggs in South Africa that date back 65,000 to 55,000 years! In Mesopotamia, early Christians dyed eggs red to symbolise the blood of Christ.