page_title: North African ostrich
section_title: In captivity
hierarchical_section_title: North African ostrich / In captivity
caption_attribution_description: English: Paignton&#160;: Paignton Zoo, Ostriches The ostrich is a world-record holder. It is the largest bird in the world, it lays the biggest egg in the world (eating one ostrich egg would be like eating 40 hens eggs) and it is the fastest creature with two legs. It is also the only bird with two toes, an adaptions which helps it to run at up to 44mph. It lives on open grassland and eats grasses, seed, leaves and sometimes small animals.
context_page_description: The North African ostrich, red-necked ostrich, or Barbary ostrich is the nominate subspecies of the common ostrich from West and North Africa. It is the largest subspecies, making it the largest living bird.
context_section_description: North African ostriches in captivity are mostly breeding populations in European and Middle Eastern zoos, such as Hanover, Hamburg, and Paignton Zoo.
caption: North African ostrich at the Paignton Zoo, United Kingdom
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