ostriches
African flightless birds
Ostriches is the plural of ostrich, the large flightless bird native to Africa—the largest living bird species.
The phrase bury one's head in the sand comes from the mistaken belief that ostriches hide this way when frightened, and means to ignore obvious dangers or unpleasant realities: The committee buried their heads in the sand about the budget shortfall.
Incapable of aerial travel
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- long-neckedHaving extended throat region
- two-toedHaving two digits
wings · plumage · eggs · savanna · herbivore · omnivore · gizzard · eyesight
Swift foot travel
- speedRate of motion
- flightlessIncapable of aerial travel
- kickingStriking with foot
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
dance · mating · nesting · communal nest · territorial · aggressive · dust bathing · pecking
Operating a livestock farm
- leatherTanned animal skin
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- meatAnimal tissue for food
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
breeding · incubator · chicks · husbandry · export · South Africa · slaughter · hides
flightless
Incapable of aerial travel
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- long-neckedHaving extended throat region
two-toed · wings · plumage · eggs · savanna · herbivore · omnivore · gizzard · eyesight · eyelashes
running
Swift foot travel
- speedRate of motion
- flightlessIncapable of aerial travel
- kickingStriking with foot
courtship · dance · mating · nesting · communal nest · territorial · aggressive · dust bathing · pecking · sprinting
ranching
Operating a livestock farm
eggs · breeding · incubator · chicks · husbandry · export · South Africa · slaughter · hides · oil
feathers
Bird's lightweight covering
- plumesShowy feathers or rising columns
- Victorian fashionNineteenth-century British clothing style
- headdressOrnamental head covering
fans · burlesque · showgirl · Las Vegas · Egyptian · pharaoh · racing · riding · cartoon · curiosity
Africa
Second-largest continent
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- desertTo leave behind completely
semi-arid · Sahel · Kenya · Tanzania · South Africa · Namibia · plains · bushveld · Kalahari · Serengeti
- vertebratesmammals, mammal, birds, bird, reptiles
- Zooszoo exhibits, zoo train, zoo tours, zookeeper, animal exhibits
- warm-bloodedmammals, birds, dogs, cats, humans
- zoologymammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects
- African Safarielephant, elephants, lions, zebras, zebra
- African wildlifeelephant, African elephant, lion, hippo, elephants
ostricheseagles
Large predatory birds
albatrosses · swallows · hawks · hummingbirds · swifts
ostricheshummingbirds
Tiny hovering nectar feeders
goldcrests · wrens · finches · sparrows · kinglets
- ostrich feathersRatite bird plumage
- ostrich eggLargest single cell alive
- ostrich plumeLarge decorative feather
- ostrich leatherHide from large flightless birds