You might be wondering why
HEAD IN THE SAND ALL ABOUT OSTRICHES the ostrich in this. the ostrich in this main image looks so shocked. You haven’t even heard the news! Today’s news features feature a 3-times larger than a modern ostrich-sized bird, and weighing in at the same weight as a polar bear. This flightless bird was discovered roaming Europe 1.8 million years ago. Black And Yellow Birds
The leg fossils, actually a femur, were found in a cave that was once a hyena den. This is despite their huge size. The full research paper can be found here.
Today, however, we will be talking
about the ostrich, which is currently the largest bird other than on Sesame Street. Ostriches are quite cool. They are not only the fastest bipedal in the world, reaching speeds of almost 45 mph but also the largest extant
(currently alive) bird species with a height of up to 9 feet. Yao Ming stands at 7’6′. Kevin Hart is 5’4″, so Kevin Hart could be pictured standing on the shoulders and just barely taller than another Kevin Hart.
These guys look like they are straight out of Jurassic Park. This is not surprising considering that the visual effects people who worked on Jurassic World used the movements of ostriches as the basis for their velociraptors.
Let’s not forget that ostriches aren’t supposed to bury their heads in the sand. It would be absurd. The family Struthionidae includes Ostriches. Although there are two species of Ostriches, the Common Ostrich is the most common, while the Somali Ostrich is the more rare one. More
or a bird that has a Latin root meaning
“sewer” and “drain”. This is extremely gross. The cloaca is the only way everything can be done. Most birds reproduce through a process called a “cloacal smooch”, where they bump cloacas in order to transmit sperm to the eggs. Ostriches have what I call a “butt tongue”, which is exactly what it looks like. This bird actually has an interesting evolutionary history.
After the deed has been completed, the nest is built on the ground. The female will then lay enormous eggs that measure nearly 6 inches in diameter and weigh 3 pounds. A nest, also known as a “dump site”, can hold up to 60 of these massive eggs.
After 60 days of incubation
, the ostriches will hatch. They’ll continue their strange and wonderful journey for up to 75 years. You haven’t lived a true life if you’ve never seen an ostrich baby. If you ever thought of an all-ostrich boy band that split and one member decided to release an experimental solo album, here is what the album cover would look like.
ThursdayBirdsday! It’s time to dispel some myths, awe in wonder, and learn more about these big birds that look like Emus. (Rhyming was my only reason for this last bit, and I don’t regret it.
You might be wondering
why the ostrich in this main image looks so shocked. You haven’t even heard the news! Today’s news features feature a 3-times larger than a modern ostrich-sized bird, and weighing in at the same weight as a polar bear. This flightless bird was discovered roaming Europe 1.8 million years ago. The leg fossils, actually a femur, were found in a cave that was once a hyena den. This is despite their huge size. The full research paper can be found here.
Today, however, we will be talking about the ostrich, which is currently the largest bird other than on Sesame Street. Ostriches are quite cool. They are not only the fastest bipedal in the world, reaching speeds of almost 45 mph but also the largest extant More
(currently alive) bird species with
a height of up to 9 feet. Yao Ming stands at 7’6′. Kevin Hart is 5’4″, so Kevin Hart could be pictured standing on the shoulders and just barely taller than another Kevin Hart.
These guys look like they are straight out of Jurassic Park. This is not surprising considering that the visual effects people who worked on Jurassic World used the movements of ostriches as the basis for their velociraptors. Let’s not forget that ostriches aren’t supposed to bury their heads in the sand. It would be absurd.
The family Struthionidae includes
Ostriches. Although there are two species of Ostriches, the Common Ostrich is the most common, while the Somali Ostrich is the more rare one.
Fun facts about ostriches include the fact that they eat mainly plants and will prefer them, but they will also eat rodents and insects as well as small children. Ok, maybe not small kids, but you got me there. Ostriches do not need water to survive.
They do, but mainly because
they can. It’s a way of displaying status to other ostriches, I think. It’s like, “I don’t even need this, but look at how cool and hydrated I am anyway.” But that’s not what they are doing. They get their water from where? Their food is the best source of their water.
The males perform a very attractive dance to win the ladies over in a real flaunting. It was once a YouTube video that I had set to Right Thurby Chuny. This will have to suffice.
Reproduction is a topic
I am still very fond of it. I remember the first time that I saw male ostrich genitalia. It scared me to death. It caught me completely off guard, and for good reasons! There are only 3% of all the bird species that have males with penises out of nearly 10,000.
The cloaca is a term for a bird that has a Latin root meaning “sewer” and “drain”. This is extremely gross. The cloaca is the only way everything can be done. Most birds reproduce through a process called a “cloacal smooch”, where they bump cloacas in order to transmit sperm to the eggs. Ostriches have what I call a “butt tongue”, which is exactly what it looks. This bird actually has an interesting evolutionary history.
After the deed has been completed
The female will then lay enormous eggs that measure nearly 6 inches in diameter and weigh 3 pounds. A nest, also known as a “dump site”, can hold up to 60 of these massive eggs. German Shepherd Chihuahua Mix
After 60 days of incubation, the ostriches will hatch. They’ll continue their strange and wonderful journey for up to 75 years. You haven’t lived a true life if you’ve never seen an ostrich baby. If you ever thought of an all-ostrich boy band that split and one member decided to release an experimental solo album, here is what the album cover would look like.
