Endangered In the African savanna, a strange bird can sometimes be seen among the herds of large mammals. It has long, powerful legs but its wings are too tiny to allow it to fly. It runs when in dangered. The bird is the ostrich. It rins on its toes and is the only bird that has two toes on each foot.
Ostriches run faster than any animal, with exception of the cheetah.
Oddly enough, the habits of the popular ostrich are not well-known. Ostriches' diet consists mainly of plants, including roots, and a lot of seeds. They will also eat insects such as grasshoppers and crickets. Like many birds, they swallow stones to help brak up food in their gizzards. At mating time, the males fight for the females.