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 ...

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 ...

If you have trouble seeing how birds evolved from dinosaurs, just take one look at the ostrich. Not only are they the world’s largest living birds, they’re also the speediest land animals on two legs.

You've probably seen a few hilarious hundred-year-old photos of kids riding ostriches (or maybe driven by South Pasadena's Ostrich Farm business park area)--but what's up with that? Why were ostriches ...

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

A social-media video of an ostrich stealing a woman's ring has left the internet in hysterics. The woman, who had "looked everywhere" for the ring, discovered exactly where it had wound up when ...

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 ...

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 ...