Ostrich

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June 11, 2007 Photo by carlosoliveirareis © all rights reserved Video by Keith Murdock	Home Bird Orders
	Ostrich	Common name
	Struthio camelus	Scientific name
	Struthioniformes	Order
	Struthionidae	Family
	2 m	Length
	Grassland, savannah and scrub. Native to Africa.	Habitat
	They lay their eggs in communal nests on the ground.	Clutch
	They will eat almost anything, having no teeth they swallow stones to aid digestion.	Food
	Ostriches protect their young in crèches with large numbers of youngsters being protected by one pair. When hiding they lie with their necks flat to the ground so they appear to be mounds of earth.	Habits
	1 Fitting for the worlds largest bird	World Number

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25/10/2009 500,000

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