African Ostrich

Ostrich is the largest bird of all birds present on our planet. One drawback of this bird that it can not letatet. But the ostrich compensates for its strong and long legs, with the help of which can reach speeds of up to 70 kilometers per hour. Ostrich - a massive bird. At the height it can reach 3 meters and weight is rarely up to 150 pounds.
   Ostriches live in the open mentions in savannas, where the soil rozzharivaetsya from the hot sun and it becomes very hard. Under these conditions, the ostrich has a small, firm area of ​​support. At the feet of these animals, two front and one rear toe. With these conditions ostrich keeps the balance and well-developed high speed.
   Ostriches are very dangerous bird. One kick, they can greatly cripple a person. Vosnovnom ostriches live in mixed communities of 5 to 50, but there are also ostriches single.
   The nest of ostrich - a small hole in the ground. It debugs 6.8 eggs female. Couple sitting on the nest at a time.
And when strausyata are born, the parents of a few months to go brood, protecting babies from danger
and solar heat.