Introduction of African ostrich

The African ostrich belongs to the ostrich family ostrich, which is the largest bird in the world. The adult bird is 2.5 meters tall and the male ostrich weighs up to 150 kilograms. Living in desert grasslands and savannas in Africa, it has been widely domesticated in many countries because of its high economic value, fast growth, strong fecundity, easy feeding and strong disease resistance. So what are the living habits of African ostriches?

The living habits of African ostriches

1. Behavior

Because of its well-developed airbags and good circulatory system to regulate body temperature, African ostrich can adapt to dry climate and has abnormal heat tolerance. Even if the temperature is as high as 56 ℃, it can still find food in the hot sun and can not drink water for several months.

Their most frequent activities are in the early morning and dusk. The cry is loud and heavy, like the roar of a lion, alert and suspicious, sensitive to hearing and vision. Love to group, usually 10-15, such as chicks and young birds can reach 40-50, with the abundance of food to live a wandering life, but also like to mix with zebras, antelopes, giraffes, wildebeest and other herbivorous beasts to find food, so that they can eat insects, small rodents and reptiles startled by large animals such as zebras.

The African ostrich has a tall body, a long neck, a sharp eye, and when the group is foraging, the interval at which each bird looks up is irregular, one after another, so there are always some individuals looking up so that they can detect the enemy in time. And inform other animals to hide quickly.

They run very fast in the desert, reaching a distance of 3.5 meters per step, running at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour, running for more than 5 minutes, sprinting at a speed of more than 70 kilometers per hour, and overcoming obstacles more than 5 meters high. I like drinking water and bathing.

two。 food

Eating habits are very miscellaneous, but mainly plant stems, leaves, fruits, etc., especially flowering shrubs, parasitic creeping plants, ground trailing cucurbitaceae plants and wild figs, etc., but also eat insects, molluscs, small reptiles, birds and mammals, and eat some sand to help digestion. Interestingly, sundries such as nails, coins, bottle caps, ropes and even diamonds can be found in his stomach.

African ostrich is a kind of high conversion rate, and artificial breeding can bring good economic value. Friends who want to invest in aquaculture can consider.