Did you Know that an Ostrich’s eyes are bigger than its brain?
What an Ostrich is:
An Ostrich is the largest bird in the world, with largest eyes in the whole animal kingdom that are even bigger than its brain. Unlike any creature, an ostrich’s eye is rather bigger than its brain. It’s eyes are about 2 inches (5 centimeters) in diameter.
an ostrich. Picture Source: animal.com
The ostrich needs large eyes to adapt to its terrestrial lifestyle. On sighting any danger, it doesn’t hide its head in the sand as it is popularly believed by many, thanks to the long neck and legs which make it stand up to the height of about 9 ft. It enjoys an excellent view over the grassland and bush. Its large eyes with a high number of photo receptor cells combined with the sheer size of the image from the lens help the ostrich to see phenomenal details of the predators even from great distances.
According Animal.com, There are five different species of ostrich that are generally found around central and eastern Africa. The different species of ostrich are all very similar but vary in size and color depending on the species of ostrich. The ostrich is most closely related to the Australian emu and the New Zealand kiwi.
To defend why its being classified as the largest bird, an ostrich can even kill a lion with one of it’s swift kicks from it’s long powerful legs. Each ostrich has a long nail or claw at the end of both their big toes which can kill a lion with a very strong kick.
