hile the giant,flightless ostrich has poor senses of both smell and hearing the zebra has acute senses of smell and hearing. on the other hand,the zebra has terrible eyesight , while the ostrich has excellent eyesight,see far into the distance. in this way , each makes up for the other's deficiencies. as a result , the animals are far safer together than they would be apart. ostriches can see predatours, such as lions , from far in the distance while zebras can smell or hear others as they approach