Nairobi National Park
18Oct2014
Common Ostrich
Largest bird in the world...can run
up to 43 mph (70 km/h)...lays the
largest egg of any bird.
up to 43 mph (70 km/h)...lays the
largest egg of any bird.
Struthio camelus
(L 7-8 ft" WS 79"
Wt 139-320 lbs)
(L 7-8 ft" WS 79"
Wt 139-320 lbs)
The demand for ostrich
feathers was so great in
the 1880’s that Ostriches
were nearly hunted to
extinction.
feathers was so great in
the 1880’s that Ostriches
were nearly hunted to
extinction.
(Noah Stryker)
Struthio is Latin for ostrich;
camelus is Latin for camel.
camelus is Latin for camel.
© Jeremy Hegge
xeno-canto
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