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« on: October 21, 2009, 01:06:12 AM »
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« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2009, 01:12:30 AM »
i didn't know they had so many babies...?!  all 10 belong to that one adult?  O.o
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« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2009, 12:38:25 AM »
That's their brood alright! Shocked
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« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2009, 12:14:24 AM »
this fascinates me for some reason, i just never thought such big birds would have such large families... dunno why. 

how sweet though, both parents and all the young right there.  Smiley  "family portrait kiddies!  wait no, camera is THAT way... KIIIIDS!" 

lol.
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« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2009, 12:25:57 AM »
I think ostriches are communal nesters with one male and a dominant female along with other females that lay eggs in the same nest.  They may have over twenty eggs in the nest.  Large broods result.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrich
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« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2009, 01:04:00 AM »
ok... now I have to add those big ugly birds to my list of "cool"... that is just awesome. 

i know, i'm a dork. 
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« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2009, 05:12:42 PM »
Can you believe the absolutely primative ... Prehistoric structure of an Ostrich wing?
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« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2009, 11:55:50 PM »
That is sweet.  Was it defensive or a "hand" to grab things?
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« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2009, 10:33:32 AM »
Don't know if anyone could definitively answer that.  But those illustrations are from the present day Ostrich!  And from seeing how they threat display, I'm sure they can be used for defense when those big birds strike forward with their wings, besides kicking with those powerful feet! Shocked

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« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2009, 10:01:51 PM »
i think i saw a Nature program where two males were not only neck-wrestling but also beating each other with their wings?  tried to find it on youtube but i just see the neck wrestling there.  guess it's just like how some deer have canines, leftover from the old ages but not really used now a days.  Smiley
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