It has 2-inch diameter eyes and thick black eyelashes. The ostrich is the only bird with only two toes on each foot. The ostrich's front toenail is up to 7 inches long and is a formidable weapon when propelled by a powerful kick. The male ostrich has an unusual voice. It gives a deep roar like a lion but with a strange hissing sound.
Ostriches are polygamous.
Each cock digs a shallow nest in the sand, and from three to five hens lay their eggs in the nest. American Ostrich Association. They're not expecting this lean, red meat. Those plates come back really empty.'' ''About 99 percent of those who try it really love it,'' Rodriguez said. And I'm a vegetarian,'' she said, chuckling.