EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The mighty ostrich is truly the king of birds. The largest living bird, ostriches can grow up to 9 feet tall and weigh more than 300 pounds. Their eggs, fittingly, are also the world’s largest-about 5 inches in diameter and 3 pounds in weight.

Detailed explanation-2: -Perhaps the most well-known of all birds that cannot fly might be – Ostrich. Native to Africa, Ostrich is the largest flightless bird and can reach up to 180 kg in weight. They compensate for their inability to fly by running very fast.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ostriches can’t fly, but no birds can match their speed on land. Ostriches are the fastest running birds in the world! Scientists have seen ostriches run continuously at speeds of 30-37 mph and sprint up to 43 mph. With their long, strong legs ostriches can cover more than 10 feet in a single stride.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ostriches, emus, cassowaries, rheas, and kiwis can’t fly. Unlike most birds, their flat breastbones lack the keel that anchors the strong pectoral muscles required for flight. Their puny wings can’t possibly lift their heavy bodies off the ground.

Detailed explanation-5: -It may seem strange that among the more than 10, 000 bird species in the world today is a group that literally cannot fly or sing, and whose wings are more fluff than feather. These are the ratites: the ostrich, emu, rhea, kiwi and cassowary.