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ostriches Ostriches (Struthio camelus).
Study the courtship practices of these flightless ratites and watch a mother ostrich care for its young
Maasai ostriches (Struthio camelus massaicus) in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. ostrich ostrich Incised drinking vessel and necklace animal speed records
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Study the courtship practices of these flightless ratites and watch a mother ostrich care for its young
The long legs of the ostrich (Struthio camelus) are well-adapted to running,...
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Ostriches (Struthio camelus); at left is the male.
David C. Houston—Bruce Coleman Ltd.
Ostriches (Struthio camelus).
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Maasai ostriches (Struthio camelus massaicus) in Maasai Mara National Reserve,...
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Ostrich.
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Ostrich (Struthio camelus) running.
© Digital Vision/Getty Images
Incised drinking vessel and necklace
San ostrich-eggshell drinking vessel with incised designs and a necklace of the same...
Courtesy of the Ethnographical Collection of the Völkerkundemuseum der Universität Zürich
animal speed records
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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