The Ostrich

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bird
gptkbp:breedingSeason polygynous
gptkbp:chickSurvivalStrategy group rearing
gptkbp:class gptkb:Aves
gptkbp:commercialUses gptkb:meat
gptkb:leather
feathers
gptkbp:conservationEfforts farmed worldwide
gptkbp:culturalSignificance featured in ancient Egyptian art
featured in Roman games
gptkbp:defenseMechanism powerful kick
gptkbp:diet omnivore
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:eggColor largest of any living land animal
gptkbp:family gptkb:Struthionidae
gptkbp:features longest neck among birds
largest eyes of any land vertebrate
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
1758
gptkbp:flightless true
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Struthio
gptkbp:habitat open woodlands
deserts
savannas
gptkbp:height 2.7 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Ostrich
gptkbp:incubationPeriod about 42 days
gptkbp:IUCNStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:largestLivingBird true
gptkbp:lifespan 30-40 years
gptkbp:malePlumage black and white
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 156 kilograms
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:notableGroup gptkb:Somali_ostrich
gptkb:Masai_ostrich
gptkb:North_African_ostrich
gptkb:South_African_ostrich
gptkbp:numberOfLegs 2
gptkbp:order gptkb:Struthioniformes
gptkbp:plumage brownish-gray
gptkbp:predators gptkb:lion
humans
lions
cheetahs
gptkbp:reproduction lays eggs in communal nests
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Struthio_camelus
gptkbp:speed up to 70 km/h
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:vision large eyes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Flanders_and_Swann
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7