AfricaLeast concern
Ostrich
Struthio camelus
The biggest bird in the world. It can't fly, but it is the fastest runner on two legs.
- Weight
- Up to 145 kg
- Size
- 2.7 m tall
- Lifespan
- 30–40 years
- Top speed
- 70 km/h
- Diet
- Mostly plants
How heavy is that?
As heavy as 4 kids (40 kg each)
Where it lives
Three things to know
- Its egg is the biggest of any living bird, as heavy as about 24 hen's eggs.
- Its eyes are bigger than its brain.
- Each foot has only two toes.
Compare with…
- Weight
- Ostrich145 kgA 10-year-old kid40 kgThe ostrich weighs about 4× as much as the kid
- Size
- Ostrich2.7 mA 10-year-old kid1.4 mThe ostrich is about 1.9× as big as the kid
- Top speed
- Ostrich70 km/hA 10-year-old kid20 km/hThe ostrich is about 4× as fast as the kid
- Lifespan
- Ostrich40 yrsA 10-year-old kid80 yrsThe kid can live about 2× as long as the ostrich
