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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.
749 Questions
How is the bone structure of an ostrich adapted to keep it light?
Because of how they skinny they have skinny legs to keep them very light
Where can you see some pictures of ostriches?
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What record does the ostrich hold?
The Ostrich holds the record for largest egg layed by a bird. The Ostrich egg rings in at 8 inches tall and weighs about 3 pounds.
Where are organelles present in ostrich egg?
This is because the ostrich while pregnant eats human babies.
What animal produces the largest egg?
ostriches
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WHile Ostriches lay the largest eggs, the whale shark that was responsible for the discovery of the largest egg in the world, which was 27 cm long and 15 cm broad. The egg might have been aborted since the whale shark gives birth to live kids.
What is the moral for the ostrich egg wife?
The moral for is: watch what you say, because you can't take your words back after you say them.
No. Ostriches are in the bird family.
Ostriches are very large birds which, along with the emu (an Australian bird), are the biggest birds. Ostriches aren't mammals because they don't have fur like other animals and and they don't have teeth like mammals have too. Nor do they feed their young on mothers' milk.
What do full ostrich boots look like?
They 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 has long legs.
If you mean ostrich skin boots they are smooth leather with snall round bumps that stick out maybe 1/8 inch where the feathers were.
Where did an ostrich get its name?
It's just... a name. Like alligator, or a squirrel, there is really no meaning to the name, unless maybe if you go way back in science history, or ostrich history or whatever, maybe it's supposed to sound like something in history that resembled the life form that evolved into an ostrich.
What is the name of a flightless bird that starts with a?
The Apteryx is a flightess bird that starts with A.
Which president said America cannot be an ostrich with its head in the sand?
President Woodrow Wilson said the quote "America cannot be an ostrich with its head in the sand"
Why are ostriches adapted to the desert?
Ostriches are adapted to the desert in a few ways. They are not reliant on water, but will drink it when its available. Their large eyes enable them to see for a long time and help release as much body heat as possible in hot climates.
No. They are on the "least concern" conservation list, the best rating.
How much poop does an ostrich do?
An ostrich is said to defecate about four times a day. On average, this can equal up to about half a gallon of feces each day. This is an estimate from ostrich farmers.
