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    The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain large areas of Africa. It is one of two extant...
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    Ostrich (redirect from Struthio)
    Struthio camelus camelus, North African ostrich Struthio camelus massaicus, Masai ostrich Struthio camelus australis, South African ostrich †Struthio...
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    North African ostrich, red-necked ostrich, or Barbary ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus) is the nominate subspecies of the common ostrich from West and...
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    largest birds in the world, second only to its sister subspecies Struthio camelus camelus. Today it is hunted and farmed for eggs, meat, and feathers. The...
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    (1993). "Phylogeographic patterns in mitochondrial DNA of the Ostrich (Struthio camelus)" (PDF). The Auk. 110 (3): 614–622. doi:10.2307/4088425. JSTOR 4088425...
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    The Arabian ostrich (Struthio camelus syriacus), Syrian ostrich, or Middle Eastern ostrich is an extinct subspecies of the ostrich that lived on the Arabian...
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    The South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), also known as the black-necked ostrich, Cape ostrich or southern ostrich is a subspecies of the...
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    Struthio camelus North African ostrich, Struthio camelus camelus South African ostrich, Struthio camelus australis Masai ostrich, Struthio camelus massaicus...
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    measured by mass is the common ostrich (Struthio camelus), closely followed by the Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes). A male ostrich can reach...
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    which is only 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in), to the giant African ostrich (Struthio camelus), almost 280 cm (9.2 ft) in height. Davies, S.J.J.F. (2003). "Birds...
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    Pliocene of Morocco could be 20% bigger than an adult male of the extant Struthio camelus, but the African specimens are considered dubious, and the "exact proportions...
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    China (Peking), Series A. 3: 1–152 (53–77). Donegan, Keenan (2002). "Struthio camelus". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Freitag...
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    of these remains, it is believed to have been slightly larger than Struthio camelus. When this bird lived, the area is believed to have been either open...
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    Common ostrich, Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 North African ostrich, Struthio camelus camelus Arabian ostrich, Struthio camelus syriacus (X) Order:...
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    (bottom left) and a moa (right) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Struthio camelus eggs. Harrison, C.; Greensmith, A. (1993). Bunting, E. (ed.). Birds...
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    Linnaeus in his 18th-century work, Systema Naturae under the name Struthio camelus americanus. He identified specimens from Sergipe, and Rio Grande do...
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    gastroliths in dinosaurs and extant birds with emphasis on ostriches (Struthio camelus). Ph.D. Thesis, The University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 187 pp. URN:...
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    diverse population of birds, including flamingo and common ostrich (Struthio camelus). Common eland The largest of the antelope in the savannah, lives in...
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  • history". genomics.senescence.info. Retrieved 2023-02-25. "Ostrich (Struthio camelus) longevity, ageing, and life history". genomics.senescence.info. Retrieved...
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    subgutturosa marica), mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella) and ostrich (Struthio camelus), all of which have historically inhabited the area. The site of this...
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    living bird, a member of the Struthioniformes, is the common ostrich (Struthio camelus), from the plains of Africa. A large male ostrich can reach a height...
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    maximus (center, in purple) compared to a human, a common ostrich (Struthio camelus, second from right, in maroon), and several non-avian theropod dinosaurs...
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    extinct in historic times), two of rheas (Rhea) and two of ostriches (Struthio). Recent research has indicated that paleognaths are monophyletic but the...
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    weight, twice heavier than the common ostrich (Struthio camelus). Remains of the massive Asian ostrich (Struthio asiaticus) from the Pliocene indicate a size...
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    neck-supporting ligament is an avian-like elastic ligament, such as that seen in Struthio camelus. This ligament acts similarly to the mammal-like nuchal ligament but...
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    antelopes, Cape porcupines (Hystrix africaeaustralis), and ostriches (Struthio camelus). Some of the areas within the Kalahari are seasonal wetlands, such...
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  • high speeds. Common ostrich, Struthio camelus (Ex) Arabian ostrich, Struthio camelus syriacus (X) Somali ostrich, Struthio molybdophanes (I) Order:...
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    Distribution Common ostrich Struthio camelus LR/lc Through central and southern Africa, four subspecies are recognized Somali ostrich Struthio molybdophanes VU Native...
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  • large flightless bird. Ostrich may also refer to: Common ostrich (Struthio camelus), the more widespread of the two living species of ostrich Pachystruthio...
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    Meerkats Southern red-billed hornbills (Tockus rufirostris) Ostriches (Struthio camelus) in the salt pan Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) Daphnia barbata...
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