Ostriches
With five sub species, the Ostrich is the world's largest living bird. Its long neck and heavily feathered body make it easily recognizable. Once only seen in Africa, they are now grown in captivity in over 50 countries. The Ostrich belongs to the Ratite family, which literally means flightless. Browse around this category to learn more about them.
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THE STUPID ONEThe ostrich symbolises being mejestic and strong!
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anything but a dinosaur like cat or dog
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not as awesome as a dinosaur... so like rawr and stuff...
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They sometimes can, because if the dirt is really hard they might be able to peck their strong beaks on the ground. Also they can...
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Ostriches are heterotrophs because they have to find their own food.
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No, these are actually real flying seabirds called Northern Gannets. These birds can be found on "The Bird Rock" located at Cape...
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Ostriches are not a kosher species of bird. This is because they match the description of a bird specified as non-kosher in the...
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Their claws (scratch), Teeth (bite), and their spray. Their spray have a type of chemical in it. So watch out for their spray.
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The Ostrich will lay their eggs in a nest like any other bird. Although, in the case of the Ostrich they usually lay eggs in a...
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No. The sum of four odd numbers will always be an even number!
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The symbiotic relationship of an Ostrich and a gazelle is a mutualism relationship, since both species benefit one another.
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There are no ostrich-like birds in Argentina. The closest bird is the rhea, which is a member of the ratite family, to which the...
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The fastest flightless bird is the ostrich. Yes, it can sprint as fast as a horse galloping.
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Proper balance while standing.
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No, an ostrich is bigger than an emu. An emu weighs between 66 and 99 pounds (30-45kg). An ostrich weighs about 300 pounds.
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An ostrich is a large, flightless bird native to Africa. More information can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrich
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The animals which lay eggs are known as Oviparous: these animals are completely formed in the eggshell with no development inside...
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An ostrich can run at a maximum speed of over 60 mph (97 km/hr). Some adults can maintain a steady speed of 50 mph (80 km/hr) for...
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No! An ostrich is smaller that a flamingo! Ostriches are much smaller! No! A flamingo is smaller than an ostrich! The ostrich is...
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Yes, Loads Of People Got Killed By An Ostrich If You See One Stand Steal And Then Walk Slowly and Smile?
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an ostrich has the longest neck compared to theflamingo :D
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A group of ostriches is called a flock. Or rather a "herd of ostriches" and a "flock of birds".
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AnswerTheir body mass is too large for their wingspan and wing muscles, and they have evolved in such a way that they no longer...
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of course the ostrich because ostrich can run 35 miles per hour and giraffe can only run 55 km. per hour only...
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Actually, after a 80-year study was conducted on the proverbial ostrich, not one ostrich stuck their head in the ground. This is...
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See the Web Link to the left for the answer. female ostriches are brown or grey with brown plumes on the end of their wings and...
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A cheetah is the fastest land animal on earth. An ostrich can run at top speed of about 30 mph. A cheetah can run at top speed of...
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Ostriches do not fly because their wings are too small for their size, they can weigh as much as 400 pounds. They compensate by...
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have a long neck with no feathers and a beak and under its neck a big fat body with feathers and wings and under that fat body it...
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Ostrich The egg is about 8 in tall and weighs 3 lb
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No. Ostriches, like all birds, do not have bladders nor kidneys like mammals do. The urea that accumulates in their bodies is...
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Yes. Ostriches are about 8 feet tall and weigh up to 300 pounds. Just the egg alone is equal to the weight of 24 chickens!
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The voice of an ostrich is a deep hollow rumbling sound, so much resembling the roar of a lion as to be occasionally mistaken for...
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A giraffe no dought. also have you heard about the long neck dinosaur. Birds have feathers too hopefully you are a kid if you are...
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any where in the grasslands of Africa
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A female ostrich is called a hen.
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Ostriches are omnivores and feed on plant vegetation such as seeds, grains, fruit, shoots, leaves and flowers. They may also feed...
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The largest living flightless bird is the Ostrich.
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There does not appear to be a name specific to a young Ostrich according to Wikipedia. A female is called a "hen," and a male is...
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It is, in fact, smaller than its eyeball.
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They like all kind weather. They hate unkind weather.
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The Ostrich is the fastest living animal on two feet. It can reach speeds of up to 60km/h
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A full grown ostrich is 220-350 pounds (100-160 kgs) depending on sex.
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30 to 70 years. 50 is typical.
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Probably not. I think I heard that ostriches are faster than racehorses but not faster than cheetahs. If they could fly they...
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they keep them in a nest that is how a ostrich care for it's young
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As with any quantitative question about organic matter, the answer would depend on the size of the egg in question. Not all...
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Amniote which i think is a turtle
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Ostriches are usually much larger than parrots, and also have larger eggs. Parrots are common pets as ostriches are usually wild.
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ostriches EDIT* WHile Ostriches lay the largest eggs, the whale shark that was responsible for the discovery of the largest...
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AnswerA penguin. a pancoot
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they live in a hole poo bumm willy
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Ostriches have hollow bones. They are birds.
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It helps that both the gazelle and the ostrich live in open plains, and that they are not a threat to each other. By staying...
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They are found (in the wild) in Africa and parts of south west Asia.
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Ostriches are native to numerous countries primarily in Sourthern Africa.
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The story that ostriches will stick their heads in the sand when they are frightened is a prevalent one. The idea is that the...
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Emus are native to Australia, whilst ostriches are found in Africa. Emus have darker colouring, with dark brown, grey and black...
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The ostrich is reputedly able to do that.
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An ostrich would not be at the zoo when it is in the wild!
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an ostrich has 5 strings of hair
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They are both flightless.
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Chickens, Ostriches, Duck, Quail, Goose, Bantam, Guinea Fowl, Salmon (fish), and Sturgeon (fish). That's all I can think of.
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You bet they do so stay out of their way because it's like getting a good kick from a mule and can do bodily harm.
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Not necessarily, when threatened ostriches usually run away. However, they can inflict serious injury or even death if they kick....
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Ostriches can live up to 70 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Generally yes, except perhaps for the leg bones which are thicker and stronger.
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gold partridge
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An Ostrich. A Kiwi is about the size of a chicken, and with a similar turn of speed.
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Yes and yes, Ostriches lay eggs that are 7 inches long, 4.5 inches wide, and weigh more than 3 pounds. Also, Ostriches don't have...
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Yea they have more symbiotic relations than humans do, they're smarter
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it lays one egg in two days
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Ostrich is not a name used for any bird in Australia. There are two large flightless birds in Australia - the emu and the...
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Answerabout the size of an American football10 inchesEdited by H. Neeser. Somebody has a shrunken ruler. I have had many Ostrich...
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No you can not
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The ostrich is faster and is, in fact, the world's fastest two-legged animal. An ostrich can sprint at 65 Kilometres per hour (40...
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