Is ostrich a mammal?

Native to Africa, the ostrich is the largest living herbivorous bird in the world. It cannot fly but is good at running. So is an ostrich a mammal? What kind of food do you eat?

Is an ostrich a mammal?

The ostrich is not a mammal but a bird. It has the characteristics of a bird. It has beaks, feathers, wings and eggs. Only mammals are viviparous. The ostrich, also known as the African ostrich, belongs to the order Ostrich, which is the largest living bird in the world.

What kind of food do ostriches eat?

Ostriches have a wide range of nutrients, such as grass, leaves, seeds, twigs, succulent plants, roots, flowers with stems, and fruits, as well as small animals such as lizards, snakes, young birds, small mammals and some insects. Ostriches raised in captivity in the park are fed with synthetic feed. Ostriches always deliberately eat some sand grains when eating, because ostriches have poor digestive ability. Eating some sand grains can help grind food and promote digestion without harming the spleen and stomach.

III. A brief introduction to the ostrich

1. South Africa is the earliest country to domesticate ostriches, with a history of more than 150 years. The original purpose of domestication is to meet the demand for its feathers (ornaments). Later, with the utilization and development of ostrich meat, eggs and leather, ostrich breeding gradually spread to other countries, and ostrich became an important part of special economic animals in the world.

2. Ostrich breeding is a new industry in China. In 1988, Guangdong Province first introduced the African black ostrich cultivated in South Africa, tried and raised successfully, and was approved by the State Forestry Administration in 2003 as the first batch of land wild animals that can be commercially utilized and domesticated.