kasuari Ostrich

Ostrich is the largest bird that is still alive. With a height of up to 2.5 meters (8 feet), he was big enough for one small-bodied adults to ride them and have been used in most of North Africa and the Arabs as a race of animal mounts. This bird can not fly and included in a collection of primitives that are less known, namely ratit (Palaeognaths). Scientific name Struthio camelus.
Ostrich comes from the African savanna and the desert in the north and south of the equatorial forest zone. Species found in the Middle East, namely S. c. syriacus, had disappeared.
Maintained as a source of ostrich meat in cool regions such as Sweden. Meat taste like lean meat.
According to popular belief, ostriches notorious for hiding their heads in the ground when confronted with danger. This behavior was never recorded or viewed, although ostrich unknown head and neck lowered them into the ground to shelter themselves when predators approach. When threatened, ostriches are able to make their predators injured by kicks from their powerful legs it.
Other members of the group including birds Palaeognaths rea, emus, cassowaries and the largest known bird but now vanished, Aepyornis.