Ostriches are so unique and different to any other animal including members of their own family – the Ratitae Family.  They are pre-historic animals with many fascinating attributes. I want to share just some of them with you.

1. One Ostrich Egg is equivalent to 24 hen’s eggs.
2. One Ostrich Egg can take up to 1, 5 hours to boil.
3. During the mating season (June- November) the male ostrich’s beak and legs turn red/pink to attract the female for mating.
4. Ostriches can’t choke on their food.
5. The ostrich brain weighs about 40 grams and one eye about 60 grams.
6. Ostriches do not have sweat glands.
7. Ostriches can’t fly and use their wings for cooling and balance.
8. They don’t stick their heads in the sand/ ground. This is an urban legend.
9. Natural life span is 50 – 60 years; and they will be fully grown after only 18 months.
10. Ostrich can run at a speed of up to 70 to 80 km per hour.
11. They have brilliant eye-sight which means they can see an object as far away as 3,5km during the day time.
12. Male Ostrich has black feathers and the female has grey feathers; perfect to camouflage when sitting on the nest.
13. The male Ostrich is called a rooster and sits on the eggs during the night and the female ostrich is called a hen and sits on the eggs during day-time.
14. A group of ostriches is called a flock of ostriches.
15. The ostrich egg is the biggest in the world but interestingly is the smallest egg in the world when compared to its body size.