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Ostrich Struthio sp Strauί / Struds
Facts: Weight: Males 100156 kg, females 90110 kg Height: Males 210275 cm, females 175190 cm Habitat: African deserts and savannahs Sexual maturity: 34 years Incubation period: 4246 days Number of eggs per nest: 1560 Food: Primarily grass, seeds and leaves, as well as insects and small vertebrates. Life expectancy: 3040 years in the wild
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The ostrich is the largest bird in the world. Although it cannot fly, it can run very fast up to 65 km an hour. The ostrich egg is the largest in the world. It weighs up to 1.5 kg and is the equivalent of about 25 chicken eggs. Despite the large size of the adult, the ostrich egg is not very big, relatively speaking, compared to the relative size of other birds to their eggs. The story of ostriches trying to hide by sticking their head in a bush is a myth.
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