The Ostrich facts
Ostrich facts – The Ostrich is a huge bird with the largest feathers on the earth. It is grouped in the family of Ratite together with other flightless cousins like the cassowaries, emus and kiwis among others. The common Ostrich found elsewhere in Africa is different from the Somali Ostrich that is found in the arid parts of East Africa. Here are the 5 Interesting facts about the Ostrich.
- The Ostrich is one of the fastest land birds among any other land bird. It can walk a speed of 70 kilometers per hour using its two legs. It is also true that the ostrich is faster than most of other birds that do fly.
- When an Ostrich is running it takes up strides of about 5 meters in is pacing.
- The Ostriches are believed to have the largest eyes among the land animals with a size of about 5cm which help them to observe their predators from a distance plus the heavy eyelashes which protects it from direct sun rays.
- The word ratite manes flightless birds and this is where the Ostrich belongs. The Ostrich have got flat sternum and it does not have a strong keel on the wing to enable the bird to fly.
- The ostrich have the largest eggs on among any other birds with a size of 15 cm long and it weighs about 1.4 kilograms. They are about 20 times big than the size of the domestic chicken which lay small eggs.



