The Awesome Ostrich By : Ashley Johnson

General Information The vertabrate group is stuthiondae The animals specific name is a struthio camelus There life span is up to 40 years

Physical Characteristics They are black and brown They are 6 to 8 ft tall the female is 249 lbs the male is up t0 339 lbs It has fur and feathers The bill is used for dissapate exess body heat during the hottest hours of the day

Habitats It lives in Africa east Africa south Africa Namibia Bostwanna Usually very hot there and seasonal rains

Behaviors Mainly herbs grasses seeds flowers insects and small lizards They browse plant to find there food Yes they lay eggs they don’t give birth to live young They have 5 to 11 eggs

Interesting facts They can kick really hard They can run really fast There eyes are really big so they can see around them