Ostrich

"About 24 chicken eggs fit into one ostrich egg."

Struisvogel

  • Struthio camelus

    Scientific name

  • Savanne en droge gebieden ten zuiden van de Sahara.

    Habitat

  • Planten en insecten

    Food

  • 50 jaar

    Lifetime

  • 90 - 150 kilogram

    Weight

  • 2 - 11 eieren

    Number of eggs

  • 40 - 46 dagen

    Breeding time

  • Veilig

    IUCN Status

  • Nee

    EEP

Wist je dat?

  • 24

    So many chicken eggs fit into one ostrich egg.

  • 2

    That's how many toes an ostrich has on each leg.

  • 4,5 meter

    Such large strides an ostrich can make when running at full speed.

Omnivores

Ostriches mainly eat plants, grass, seeds and leaves. But also flowers, fruits and roots. They are not really picky. Besides plants, they often eat insects and even sometimes mice or lizards. An ostrich needs about 3.5 pounds of food per day.

Quick bird

Ostriches cannot fly, but they can run very fast. With its long legs, it can run about 70 kilometers per hour. While running, an ostrich uses its small wings to stay balanced. At full speed, it makes strides of up to five meters!

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