Ostrich, The Largest Birds Alive

Ostrich is the largest living bird. With a height of up to 2.5 meters (8 feet), he was big enough for one small-bodied adults to ride them and have been used in most of North Africa and the Arab race as animal mounts. This bird can not fly and are included in the set of primitives that are less known, namely ratit (Palaeognaths). Struthio camelus scientific name.

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Kiwi Bird, Animals Who Are Faithful To Their Partners

Kiwi bird are included in order Apterygiformes the only one that is Apterygidae familia. Natural distribution area of ​​this bird species is limited only in New Zealand. Birds are found in three species, Apteryx australis contained in the three main islands of New Zealand. While Apteryx oweni and Apteryx haasti exist only on the South Island alone.

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