[Struthio camelus]
Habitat: Savanna or scrub forest
Height: 6-8'
Weight: 200-300 lbs
Max Lifespan: 50 years
Incubation Period: 40-42 days
Number of Young: Up to 12 eggs over a 3-week period

- largest living bird on earth
- flightless but can run up to speeds of 40 mph
- in some areas ostriches use communal nests to hold anywhere from 15 to 60 eggs
- less than 10 percent of ostrich eggs actually hatch
- only 15 percent of chicks live one year due to predators
- one ostrich egg is the equivalent in size to 24 chicken eggs