A videograb shows Sheikh Hamdan cycling alongside an ostrich.

Syed Shayaan Bakht, Staff Reporter

Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, shared on his Instagram account video of cycling in Dubai as part of fitness routine.  

The video Sheikh Hamdan cycling on the tracks as the camera pans around an ostrich is seen racing along Sheikh Hamdan’s side.
It is not clear what instigated the ostrich to do so.

The speeding ostrich overtakes Hamdan and crosses his path to other side of the road.

The interesting video garnered over 130,900 views is just an hour’s time.

Sheikh Hamdan captioned the video, “This morning another close call 😅 #2021…,” pointing to his earlier encounter.

As he rides on the tracks, another ostrich is seen racing with Hamdan.

Sheikh Hamdan cycles next to an ostrich in Dubai. 

This time the ostrich looks quite aggressive and paces along Hamdan.

However, the Crown Prince outpaces both the birds.

The Sports-enthusiast Crown Prince shares mesmerizing photos and videos of his activities on social media.

The avid nature and animal lover on Dec.31 shared a series of videos of feeding the elephants in Dubai.

Sheikh Hamdan has also directed to transform Dubai into a bike-friendly city, by working to develop laws and the legislative system, and to apply international best practices in developing the infrastructure to suit the use of this sporty and environmentally safe method.

The announcement is in line with the objectives of Dubai Vision 2021, which aims to strengthen Dubai's position as a preferred place to live and work, the preferred destination for visitors, and the safest, and to fulfill the Dubai Traffic Strategy 2021 to reduce the death rate resulting from traffic accidents, and in line with the UAE Energy Strategy 2050 aimed at reducing carbon emissions by 16% by 2021 and transforming Dubai into the city with the lowest carbon footprint in the world.