jSew York Zoological Society. 
SOUTH AFRICAN OSTRICH (Struthio australis). 
Height: 8 feet. Weight: 300 pounds. Range: South 
Africa with related species in Central and North Africa, 
Arabia and Palestine. 
Captive ostriches swallow golf balls, whole oranges 
and apples, and other less digestible objects to the dis¬ 
may of their keepers. In the wild they feed on vegeta¬ 
tion and small animals. Contrary to popular opinion, 
ostriches don’t hide their heads in the sand. 
EGGS OF OSTRICH , CHICKEN , AND 
HUMMINGBIRD COMPARED. 
African natives relish ostrich eggs, 
a single one of which contains as 
much substance as two dozen 
hen’s eggs. They use the empty 
shells as pots. These shells are 
sometimes eight inches long and 
one-sixteenth of an inch thick. 
