Beautiful Birds

  Common Ostrich

Scientific Classification

Scientific Name - Struthio camelus

Domain              - Eukaryota

Kingdom           - Animalia

Phylum              - Chordata                      

Class                  - Aves

Order                 - Struthioniformes

Family               - Struthionidae

Genus                - Struthio

Species              - S.camelus

The common ostrich. or simply ostrich, is a species of fightless bird native to certain large areas if Africa and is the largest living bird species. It is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus Struthio in the ratite order of birds. The other is the somali ostrich, which was recognized as a distant species by Bird Life International in 2014 having been previously considered a distinctive subspecies of ostrich.

common ostriches formerly occupied Africa north and south of the Sahara, East Africa, Africa south of the rainforest belt, and much of Asia minor. Today common ostriches prefer open land and are native to the savannas and Sahel of Africa, both north and south of the equatorial forest zone. The ostrich is the largest and heaviest living bird. Males are typically larger than females, weighing 220 to 287 pounds and measuring 6.9 to 9 feet in height. Meanwhile, females weigh 198 to 242 pounds and range in height from 5.7 to 6.2 feet. In the wild, ostriches live 30 to 40 years. But in captivity, ostriches have been known to live until their 70.

But the ostrich has one weakness that can nullify all it's strengths. It think that if if can't see you, you can't see it. When trainers at an ostrich farm approach the ostrich, it reacts to them as if they are predators. If cornered or threatened, ostriches could be quite dangerous. Ostriches are seemingly gentle and shy land-dwelling birds. Notwithstanding, their attack on humans and other animals could be quite dangerous, especially when cornered, startled, or threatened. 

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