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North African Ostrich

Aka Red-Necked Ostrich

Nordafrikanischer Rothalsstrauß

Struthio camelus camelus

 

Two females at the Vienna Zoo Tiergarten Schönbrunn

 

Size: males 2.1 to 2.8 m, females 1.7 to 2.0 m (Wikipedia)

Weight: males up to 150 kg (information board of the zoo)

 

"The North Afrcian ostrich is the largest subspecies of ostrich in Africa, which makes it the largest and heaviest bird in the world.

Ostriches are extremely good and fast runners. They can reach speeds of up to 70 km/h and maintain speeds of 50 km/h over longer distances." (Information board of the zoo)

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_ostrich en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_African_ostrich

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