Sarah+W

media type="custom" key="21172186"Explorer - Sarah W

Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Subphylum: Vertebrata Subclass:Gnathostomata Order:Struthioniformes Family:Struthionidae Genus: Struthio Species:Struthio camelus

Male: Males are jet black with white plumage and bright red or blue skin.

Female: Females are fairly uniform in color, with earthy gray-brown plumage and skin color.

Young: Baby ostriches are called chicks and are well protected from harsh sun and rain by both parents. Size: Ostriches usually weigh from 63 to 145 kilograms

Breeding: Ostrich hens become sexually mature when they are between two and three years. In the Northern hemisphere the breeding season runs from March till October.

<span style="color: #28ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Haitat: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ostriches formerly occupied Africa north and south of the Sahara ,East Africa, Africa south of the rain forest belt, and much of Asia

Feeding: They mainly feed on seeds, shrubs, grass, fruit and flowers;occasionally they also eat insects such as locusts.

Conclusion: the animal i was researching was not at the zoo so i was not able to take pictues at the zoo.