![]() The ostrich is a two-toed bird, while other birds have three or four toes. ![]() The long legs of the ostrich help them in running. ![]() They live in the Sahara desert, southern and eastern parts of Africa. Ostriches are national birds and native birds of Open Africa. At the zoo, ostrich food like broccoli, carrots, vitamins, and minerals are fed. They have unique features that reduce water loss from the body during summer. Although, they tend to drink water on seeing a water bank. They do not drink water as they get everything from the plants. Ostriches can live without water in summers as well. Their intestines are 46 feet long and can absorb a good amount of nutrients from the food. No animal can eat and digest like an ostrich. Ostriches have tough intestines that can digest sand pebbles and stones. It swallows the food when the crop is full. The ostrich collects its food at the top of the throat in the crop. Ostriches eat plants, roots, leaves, seeds, insects, rodents, snakes, and lizards. ![]() Ostriches eat whatever is present in their habitat at the seasonal time. It becomes fully grown at six months old. A one-month-old chick can run at a speed of 35 miles per hour. The female ostrich runs with the chick to protect it. The male ostrich saves the chick and the female from the predator by luring them. It is scientifically proven that ostriches are good at responsibilities. Ostrich chicks are bigger than any other baby birds. A male ostrich or female ostrich sit on the eggs to provide warmth. An ostrich egg takes 42 to 46 days maximum to hatch. A communal nest can hold 60 ostrich eggs at times. As the ostriches have strong legs, they can even fight their predators like cheetahs, lions, leopards, etc.Īn ostrich egg weighs 3lbs and is 6 inches in diameter. Due to their long necks and legs, their heads remain nearly 3 meters above the ground. But despite its size and incapability of flying, it can run at 70 kilometres per hour and they are the fastest bird on land. One of the reasons for the ostrich being a flightless bird is its heavyweight. Though their head is small, they have large eyeballs, size of 3 inches with thick black eyelashes. On an average count, the male ostriches are almost nine feet tall and nearly 290 pounds weight whereas the females are almost six feet tall and nearly 200 pounds weight. In the whole world, the ostrich is the tallest and heaviest among all the species of birds. It has the largest eye amongst all the land animals. At one-month-old ostriches, a chick can run up to 35 miles per hour. In times of danger, ostriches can escape pretty easily. The ostriches take 10 to 16 feet long strides, usually larger than many rooms. They also can maintain a steady speed of 31 miles per hour. An ostrich can participate in 43 miles per hour sprints. The female ostrich height is 5.7 to 6.2 feet that are 1.7 to 1.9 meters. The male ostrich height varies from 6.9 to 9 feet which are 2.1 to 2.7 meters. Its feet have only two toes so that it can run. Its long powerful bare legs and thighs can cover a great distance effortlessly. Ostriches can never take to the skies but can run faster than we can imagine. Ostriches can live without water for long periods and feed on vegetation or small insects. Depending on the season, ostriches remain in pairs, in small flocks, individually, or in large groups. They have small heads and a wide body with big brown eyes and long lashes. Their powerful legs and thighs are bare, and the neck is bluish to reddish. Female ostriches are greyish-brown and white. Male ostriches have white plums on tails and wings and are black. Its length is 6 inches, and its diameter is 5 inches and termed the world’s largest egg. An ostrich egg weighs 1.35kg which is about 3 pounds. The female ostriches are smaller than male ostriches. Adult ostrich's height is 2.75m, and its neck is half of its body. The largest flightless bird in the world is an Ostrich.
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