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Common Ostrich
Common Ostrich
Struthio camelus
Aves
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
30-40 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Omnivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Flock
Biome
Savanna grassland
Range
Sub-Saharan Africa
Movement
Running
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Speed
Status
Uncommon

About

The largest and heaviest living bird, native to the open savannas of Africa and flightless. It can outrun nearly any predator at sprint speeds over 70 km/h on just two toes per foot.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A clutch of eggs is incubated in the nest, kept warm by a brooding parent until the chicks pip free.
  2. 2.
    hatchling
    A naked or downy hatchling is fed in the nest by its parents.
  3. 3.
    juvenile
    A feathered juvenile fledges from the nest and learns to fly and forage.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Struthioniformes
Family
Struthionidae
Genus
Struthio
Species
Struthio camelus