#Common Ostrich

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[2621/11080] Common ostrich - Struthio camelus

Order: Struthioniformes Family: Struthionidae (ostriches)

Photo credit: Jaap Velden via Macaulay Library

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360. Common Ostrich

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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Contrary to what you may see in cartoons, ostriches don’t bury their heads in the sand when frightened. The myth may stem from their nesting habits; parents dig holes in the ground for their eggs, and regularly turn them throughout the day.

(Image: An common ostrich couple (Struthio camelus) by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott)

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25/09/2024

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Struthio camelus, also known as the common ostrich, is a species of flightless ratite which was once native to India, the Mediterranean, and the middle east, but can now be found throughout much of Africa, with introduced populations occurring in Australia. They inhabit grasslands, scrublands, dry forests, and deserts where they feed upon various seeds, nuts, fruit, flowers, shrubs, and grasses as well as insects, small reptiles, and carrion. Common Ostriches are themselves eaten by cheetahs, lions, leopards, African hunting dogs, and hyenas. Common ostriches have many antipredator adaptations, such as great eyesight, and long muscular legs which allow them to deliver powerful kicks and run at up to 50mph (80km/h), making them the fastest animal on two legs. They also live in nomadic fission fusion flocks of up to 100 birds, which often travel alongside herbivores like wildebeest, zebra, and antelope. With females reaching around 5.9 to 6.3ft (1.75 to 1.9m) tall and 130 to 260lbs (59 to 120kgs) in weight and males reaching 7 to 9ft (2.1 to 2.75m) tall and 180 to 345lbs (82 to 156kgs) in weight, the common ostrich is the largest of all extant avians. Males have black body feathers and white feathers on their wing-tips and tails, while females have grey-brown body feathers. There necks are long, eyes and large, and feet are broad only sporting 2 toes. The mating season lasts from March to September. During such time males establish a territory, then females break into groups of 2 to 7 lead by a top hen who evaluate and select a specific male to mate with the entire breeding season. After the initial mating the male will dig a nest; a shallow dip in the ground in which the top hen will lay 7-10 eggs. Subsequently, the male will mate with all females in the group. These females will each lay their eggs around the top hen's, once around 20 to 60 eggs have been laid the top hen will incubate them during the day, while the male will incubate them at night. After 35 to 45 days, the eggs will hatch and the male will take care of the chicks until they are about 10 months old and capable to fend for themselves. Under ideal conditions a common ostrich will reach sexual maturity at 2.5 to 4.5 years old and may live up to 70.

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Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)

Their gular sacks look like boobs and they bounce them around as part of their courting ritual. And they make this weird popping noise. Their crops aren’t large enough to digest seeds,

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Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

These birds are the largest living species of birds. Also they’re the fastest two legged animal in terms of running speed. ALSO they lay the largest eggs of any living bird. They CAN kick pretty damn hard when threatened, but prefer to ‘hide’ by laying down and flattening their bodies against the ground.

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Posting birds until I hit post limit: Common ostrich

The biggest bird in the world is an amazing runner, and can reach speeds of up to 80 km/h.

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Common ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Can't get over this becayse why did she do thay

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Common Ostrich Struthio camelus

8/14/2022 The Living Desert Zoo, California

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Big bird (Common Ostrich, Struthio camelus australis) and small bird (Fork-tailed Drongo. Dicrurus adsimilis). Etosha National Park, Namibia.

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First 25% Summary - Part 3 (Podargiformes to Trogoniformes)

Podargiformes: Blyth's frogmouth - Krissanasak Singkam Podicipediformes: Black-necked grebe - Daniel Pettersson Procellariiformes: Buller's albatross - Yann Muzika Psittaciformes: Collared lory - Tony Gentilcore Pterocliformes: Burchell's sandgrouse - Lars Petersson Sphenisciformes: Adélie penguin - Noah Stryker Strigiformes: Buffy fish owl - Jen Wei Yip Struthioniformes: Common ostrich - Jaap Velden Suliformes: Anhinga - John and Milena Beer Tinamiformes: Andean tinamou - Jacob Drucker Trogoniformes: Black-headed trogon - Mason Maron

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I love when marketing™ gives me a fun excuse to doodle around with more racing ostriches.

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Ostriches do not stick their heads in the sand to hide from enemies or to sleep.[444] This misconception's origins are uncertain but it was probably popularized by Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE), who wrote that ostriches "imagine, when they have thrust their head and neck into a bush, that the whole of their body is concealed".[445]

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they're in the same family in much the same way as robins and penguins are. In that they are birds.

(family being used in the "related" sense, not in the scientific kindgom phylum class order family genus species way.)

the only bad part about going to the zoo is hearing adult men confidently tell their kids or gfs objectively incorrect information about the animals we’re looking at and having to remain silent. do u know the restraint it takes to say nothing when a grown adult man tells someone “falcons are in the same family as eagles” next to me? no babygirl. no.