Hey all this time I want to share the story of an animal we call the ostrich
Ostrich is one of the largest bird for now. Height can reach 3 meters and weighs 350 pounds or about. Ostriches were originally found on the African continent and parts of the Middle East. Actually a lot of ostrich species only now the type and population is diminishing. Some of the causes of the extinction of ostriches include poaching for meat, feathers and eggs to serve as food and accessories for humans.
The Unique Things We Need to Know About Ostriches
*Ostrich is one of the birds that can not fly. His body is very large cause he can not fly like other types of birds*
The ostrich has a great running ability. They can run at speeds of 70 km / h with a single jump can reach 5 meters.
Has a wide wingspan of about 2 meters that can be used to change the direction when running.
Can live with a large number of groups from 10 birds to 50 birds in one group.
Ostrich can live together with other animals in one community. As they move, they are also together with other animals such as the zebra.
Ostriches include social animals where they can put eggs together in the same place. But they can tell which egg they produce. Place eggs are large enough size about 3 meters.
Ostrich eggs have a length of 15 cm with a weight of 24 times the weight of ordinary chicken eggs. We can imagine how big ostrich eggs. The egg was coated with a very hard shell.
Ostrich eggs are alternated between males and females. During the day, the egg will be infested by the female while at night will be dierami male. Substitution is meant to protect from predators. Wanaya hair feathers resemble the color of sand so susuai to incubate during the day. While the color of male hair is darker so it is very appropriate to protect eggs at night.
Just like animals living in the desert, they can survive for several days without drinking water. But after finding the water source, they will drink plenty of water. Not infrequently they will bathe in the water source.
