The ostrich is the largest and heaviest living bird. Males are typically larger than females, weighing 220 to 287 pounds and measuring 6.9 to 9 feet in height. Meanwhile, females weigh 198 to 242 ...

Also making his Zoo Atlanta debut is Nafis, a Schmidt’s guenon. The 10-year-old monkey arrived in November and recently ...

Meat from this seven-foot African bird, unlike chicken or turkey, resembles beef in taste, coloring, and texture – in fact, it’s often compared to filet mignon. It’s also leaner – 97-percent fat free ...

In India, usually, when walking down the streets, you might see a dog or a pigeon nearby—but an ostrich? That sounds almost dreamy. Yet in Kochi, Kerala, locals were stunned to spot an ostrich running ...

Clambering onto an ostrich for a ride used to be popular among tourists in a South African town known as the “ostrich capital of the world.” Not so much anymore. Two major ostrich farms in the ...

The English language is very rich and descriptive. Someone “hiding their head in the sand, like an ostrich” is said to be foolishly ignoring their problem, while hoping it will magically vanish. The ...