1. Adaptive Peak: Struthio Camelus The Ostrich

2. Ostrich Facts Largest bird in the world Flightless bird
Native to Africa
Can reach speeds up to 45 mph for sustained periods
Live to 75 years
An ostrich egg is the equivalent of 2 dozen chicken eggs
Can lay up to eggs per year
To hard boil and ostrich egg would 1.5 hours

3. Description Weigh between 150 and 300 lbs
The males have black feathers with white tips
The females are grayish brown with white tips
Has only two toes on each foot
Adaptation for running
The nail on the larger toe resembles a hoof

4. Description Feathers are soft, fluffy and great insulators
Have 3 stomachs

5. Behavior Defense Mechanisms Diet Reproduction Power deadly kick Speed
Plants and insects
Reproduction
Females sit on egg by day and males by night