Your Daily Facts about Ostriches
Ostrich is the largest-living bird. It cannot fly despite its six foot wingspan.
The Ostrich can run with a maximum speed of 60 mph.
An ostrich can live for almost fifty years.
The egg of an ostrich is the largest among the eggs of birds, they can weigh 3-5 pounds each.
The ostrich hen can lay 40 to 100 eggs per year.
Ostriches usually weigh from 140–290 lbs.
Ostriches are the only bird with two instead of three toes per foot.
An ostrich’s powerful, long legs can cover 10 to 16 feet in a single stride.
Ostriches DO kick forward, it’s the direction their legs bend.
Contrary to popular belief, ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand.
Ostriches do not need to drink water, since they get what they need from the plants they eat.
The ostrich has the largest eye of any land animal. Each ostrich eye is the size of a billiard ball.
Did you know that the brain of an ostrich is smaller than either one of its eyeballs.
The ostrich’s ability to tolerate a huge range of temperatures and weather conditions.
During the 1800’s ostrich feathers were prized and used to decorate hats and fans and their skins were valued
as soft leather.
Ostrich meat is very low in cholesterol and calories and is almost free of fat.