Ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a large flightless and fastest Land bird whose their eyes is said to be the largest of any land vertebrate: 50 mm(2.0) in diameter which enable them to see predators at a long/ great distance, The long neck and legs keep their head up to 2.8 m (9 ft) above the ground,Their skin varies in colour depending on the subspecies, with some having light or dark gray skin and others having pinkish or even reddish skin. The strong legs of the common ostrich are unfeathered and show bare skin, with the tarsus (the lowest upright part of the leg) being covered in scales: red in the male, black in the female. The
tarsus of the common ostrich is the largest of any living bird, flat and broad, with a rounded tip like all ratites
Common ostriches can run at a speed over 70 km/h (43 mph) and can cover 3 to 5 m (9.8 to 16.4 ft) in a single stride.
It can tolerate a wide range of temperatures. In much of their habitat, temperatures vary as much as 40 °C (72 °F) between night and day
it is native to Africa, it belong to phylum chordata,
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Struthioniformes
Family: Struthionidae
Genus: Struthio
Species: S. camelus
The common ostrich is farmed around the world, particularly for its feathers, which are decorative and are also used as feather dusters. Its skin is used for
leather products and its meat is marketed commercially, with its leanness a common marketing point.
Description
Common ostriches usually weigh from 63 to 145 kilograms (139–320 lb), or as much as two adult humans.
Ostriches of the East African race (S. c. massaicus ) averaged 115 kg (254 lb) in males and 100 kg (220 lb) in females, while the nominate subspecies (S. c. camelus ) was found to average 111 kg (245 lb) in unsexed adults. Exceptional male ostriches (in the nominate subspecies) can weigh up to 156.8 kg (346 lb). At sexual maturity (two to four years), male common ostriches can be from 2.1 to 2.8 m (6 ft 11 in to 9 ft 2 in) in height, while female common ostriches range from 1.7 to 2.0 m (5 ft 7 in to 6 ft 7 in) tall. [6] New chicks are
fawn in colour, with dark brown spots. [9] During the first year of life, chicks grow at about 25 cm (9.8 in) per month. At one year of age, common ostriches weigh approximately 45 kilograms (99 lb). Their lifespan is up to 40–45 years.
The skin of the adult male's neck and thigh is gray or pink dependent on subspecies while The skin of the female's neck and thighs is pinkish while the skin of the female's neck and thighs is pinkish gray.
ostrich is a great creature that cannot be covered in this article..
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