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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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What kind of birds can live 100 years?

the bird that can live up to 100years old is abby turzynn

What is the name of a African bird that is flightless and when scared bury's it's head in the sand?

its ostrich........its the native of Australia but also found in Africa

The ostrich is a large African flightless bird. It is not native to Australia and it does not ever bury it's head in the sand.

What parent incubates a ostrich egg?

They both do... Incubation is carried out by both the female and the male ostrich.

What does an ostrich need its feathers for?

Keep the ostrich warm also cuts through the air to help them run faster

What is the young ones of a ostrich called?

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 called a "cock." It would appear to be appropriate to call a young Ostrich a chick, however I can find no evidence to support it.

Baby ostriches are called chicks.

Why can horses an d ostriches run very fast?

Because it cannot fly, the ability to outrun predators has become the primary evolutionary trait. Its long legs and powerful muscles allow the ostrich to take very long strides at a very rapid pace.

Do emu and and ostriches mate?

Superficially, yes - the ostrich and emu resemble each other a great deal.

What is the difference between an emu and an ostrich?

  • Emus are native to Australia, whilst ostriches are found in Africa.
  • Emus have darker colouring, with dark brown, grey and black fine feathers. Ostriches have thicker and lighter plumage.
  • An ostrich is bigger than an emu. An emu weighs between 66 and 99 pounds (30-45kg). An ostrich weighs about 300 pounds.
  • 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 miles per hour) and an emu can sprint at 50 kph, or 30 mph.
  • Ostriches are unusual among the ratites (flightless birds) as they have only two toes on each foot. Emus and other ratites have three toes.

What animals live in dirt that lay eggs?

a baby snack in the wather or a snack who on the ground

Does ostrich have wings?

Yes, there is a large claw on each foot.

Where does ostrich build a nest?

It takes 2 to 5 weeks for a ostrich to make a nest.

How did the automobile save ostriches?

Ladies and gentlemen! Well, this is one way to say it. ...................here it come...........................are you waiting for it?..............I DON'T KNOW!!!!!!!!! So did you like my answer?

What does Ostrich like?

what do ostrich like

ever thing that's what i leaned im a scientists

How tall does an ostrich fern grow?

Some species of ferns can reach as tall as 20 meters high. Most ferns will grow roughly 10 meters high depending on their species and what the area is around them.

Are ostriches dangerous to other animals?

Yes unless it is a Wolf. But ostriches can kill a lion in one kick. So if something had to kill one they would have to get a good start. Because there kicks are strong but not as strong as other animals...................problably.

Why do sparrows can fly and ostrich cannot fly and what enables the sparrow to fly?

Birds such as sparrows use their wings to push against the air, which enables them to fly.

How many teeth does an ostrich have?

Ostrich do not have teeth. They shift the food to their http://www.answers.com/topic/crop (a holding pocket in her esophagus), pick up their head to about ankle height, and move on. The head pecks again, this time getting small bits of gravel. Now amongst brown grass, it finds seeds. Its head moves here and there pecking up the bounty like a strange long-legged, long-necked, precisely-pecking chicken. It raises its head to its full 8-foot (2.4 m) height, peers around for trouble, and swallows. The ball of seeds, half-devoured lizard, and gravel emerges from the crop and slides slowly down its neck - stretching the neck skin as it goes - finally into ist tough muscular stomach, called a gizzard. The bits of gravel and sand that it swallowed earlier act as teeth in the gizzard and grind the hard food into manageable bits for its intestines to digest. Its gizzard content may be 45% sand and stones. All birds have gizzards and "chew" their food this way. Its 45-foot (14-m) long intestine (twice the length of a human's) is long enough to absorb practically every scrap of nutrients in the food.

What is the largest bird that can fly?

The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan, at 3.4 meters. The kori bustard is the heaviest flying bird. It can weigh almost 20 kg. An extinct, vulture-like bird called the giant teratorn, Argentavis magnificens, weighed about 75 kg and had a wingspan of 8 meters!

another extinct bird that could fly was the thunder bird about 4-7 feet tall wingspan of 11-25 feet and I'm pretty sure that the Andean Condors wingspan is

10 1/2 - 12 feet 3.2 - 3.7 meters the largest albatross wing span was 11feet 11 inches largest condor was 12feet 4 inches