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Struthionidae (/ ˌ s t r uː θ i ˈ ɒ n ə d iː /; from Latin strūthiō 'ostrich' and Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) 'appearance, resemblance') is a family of flightless birds, containing the extant ostriches and their extinct relatives.
Ornithomimosauria ("bird-mimic lizards") are theropod dinosaurs which bore a superficial resemblance to the modern-day ostrich.They were fast, omnivorous or herbivorous dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period of Laurasia (now Asia, Europe and North America), as well as Africa and possibly Australia. [8]
Ornithomimids were long-legged, bipedal, ostrich-like dinosaurs with toothless beaks. The type species , Struthiomimus altus , is one of the more common, smaller dinosaurs found in Dinosaur Provincial Park ; their overall abundance—in addition to their toothless beak—suggests that these animals were mainly herbivorous or (more likely ...
Like the ostrich, it is a fast-running, powerful bird of the open plains and woodlands. Also native to Australia and the islands to the north are the three species of cassowary . Shorter than an emu, but heavier and solidly built, cassowaries prefer thickly vegetated tropical forest.
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has undertaken various programs and projects to preserve wildlife and biodiversity. Notable efforts include the lizard biodiversity conservation project, which has monitored 21 lizard species, and breeding programs for endangered animals such as the Arabian oryx , sand gazelle , ostrich , bustard ...
The North African ostrich is the closest relative to the extinct Arabian ostrich from Western Asia. Following analyses of mtDNA control region haplotypes that confirmed the close relationship of the Arabian and the North African subspecies, the North African subspecies was considered suitable for introduction into areas where the Arabian ...
The ostrich is the fastest bird on land, as well as the fastest running animal on two legs. [51] [52] The highest reliably measured running speed for ostriches is 61 km/h (38 mph), obtained by speedometer reading when a car was chasing an ostrich in a straight line chase to force it to move as fast as it could. [53]
P. dmanisensis has been estimated standing 4 meters (12.5 feet) tall and weighing up to 600 kg (990 lb), making it much larger than the modern ostrich and one of the largest known birds. [1] Although P. dmanisensis is known as the giant ostrich, its relationship to the extant ostriches of the genus Struthio is not clear. [1] [4]