What do ostriches eat?

Ostrich is an omnivore, which mainly feeds on leaves, stems and fruits of plants, especially cucurbitaceae, flowering shrubs, parasitic creeping plants and wild figs. Ostrich also eats mollusks, insects, birds, mammals, small reptiles and sometimes some sand grains to digest food. Some ostriches can also find coins, bottle caps, nails, ropes and other sundries in their stomachs.

The ostriches raised artificially are mainly fed with synthetic feed, pasture and grain. In addition, ostriches often eat some sand when eating food. The purpose of doing this is because ostriches have poor digestive ability. Eating sand helps to crush food, promote digestion and not hurt the spleen and stomach.

Introduction of ostrich living environment;

1. The living environment of ostriches varies from species to species. African ostriches usually live in deserts, grasslands, shrubs and other areas. Somali subspecies sometimes live in dense and prickly bushes, and sometimes some ostriches can be seen living on steep rocky plateaus in southwest Africa.

2. Ostrich has muscular legs and runs very fast. Its running speed can reach 80 km/h, the fastest can reach about 90 km/h, and it can reach more than 70 km/h when sprinting, and it can also cross obstacles with a height of 5 meters.

3. Ostriches like to live in groups, and the number of each group is about 10- 15. If there are young birds, the flock number can reach about 40-50.

4. Ostriches are generally active in the early morning, dusk and other time periods. They are sensitive in hearing and vision, alert and suspicious in temperament, and loud and heavy in voice.