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African ostrich (scientific name: Struthio camelus) belongs to ostrich family and is the largest bird in the world. Adult birds can reach 2.5 meters in height and male ostriches can reach 150 kg.

A slender neck like a snake supports a small head with a short flat triangular mouth composed of several horny sheaths. Its main feature is that its keel is underdeveloped and it can't fly. It is also the only two-toed bird in the world. Every big toe on its foot has a dangerous toenail about 7 cm long, and its hind limbs are strong and suitable for running.

Living in desert grassland and savanna areas in Africa, it is widely domesticated by many countries because of its high economic value, fast growth, strong reproductive ability, easy feeding and strong disease resistance.

The earliest ostriches appeared in Europe at least in Eocene, and developed widely in Eurasia from Pliocene to Pleistocene. In China, there are also fossils of Angles, Vickers and Mongolians from Pliocene to Pleistocene, which migrated to Africa around Pleistocene, but only 1 African ostrich remained in the 9th century.

distribution range

1, distributed in Eurasia and North Africa, including Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa and South Sudan.

2. Regional extinction: Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia and Yemen.

Introduction: Australia and Swaziland.