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Birds of Farm and Zoo 



THE OSTRICH-OUTRUNS A HORSE, BUT CANNOT FLY 



A giant with small wings and long legs, the ostrich can dash off at sixty miles an 

 hour at the first sign of danger. Twenty-five miles an hour, though, is nearer to 

 its normal rate of speed. At bay, the ostrich lashes out with its legs with a force 

 that can break a man's leg. 



At the Zoo 



OSTRICHES THE WORLD'S LARGEST BIRDS 



Even when birds are extremely rare, children may become 

 acquainted with them through pictures and stories or, better still, 

 see them in the flesh in some of our larger zoos. You may find the 



