logging in or signing up 209 OASIS Ostrich presentation CoolDude26 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 276 Category: Travel/ Places.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: September 17, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 1 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: HayamMansourHassan (27 month(s) ago) please send this ppt to me Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: HayamMansourHassan (27 month(s) ago) good ppt Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide1: Big Birds On the Run ! ! Slide2: Ostriches: Ostriches The World’s Largest Birds! Slide4: Ostriches usually weigh 200 to 300 pounds Slide5: The feathers of adult males are mostly black, with some white on the wings and tail Slide6: Females and young males are grayish-brown, with a bit of white Slide7: The bird stands on two toes, with the bigger one resembling a hoof Slide8: South African Ostrich Red Necked Ostrich Masai Ostrich Somali Ostrich Natural Distribution of Ostrich in Africa Slide9: Ostriches live in nomadic groups of 5 to 50 birds that often travel together with other grazing animals, such as zebras or antelopes Slide10: They mainly feed on seeds and other plant matter Slide11: Ostriches become sexually mature when 2 to 4 years old; females mature about six months earlier than males Slide12: Males will typically use hisses and other sounds to fight for a harem of 2 to 5 hens Slide13: Ostrich eggs can weigh 3.5 pounds and are the largest of all eggs They are shiny and whitish in color. Slide14: The females will lay their fertilized eggs in a single communal nest, a simple pit scraped in the ground The nest may contain 6 to 15 eggs Slide15: The eggs are incubated by the females by day and the male by night. Slide16: The gestation period of the egg is 35 to 45 days. Slide17: Typically, the male will tend to the hatchlings. Slide18: Today, ostriches are bred all over the world, including climates as cold as that of Sweden. Slide19: They will prosper in climates between 110°F and −40 °F, and are farmed in over 50 countries around the world. Slide20: Since they also have the best feed to weight ratio gain of any land animal, they are bound to appear attractive to farmers Slide21: It is claimed that ostriches produce the strongest commercially available leather. Slide22: Although they are farmed primarily for leather and secondarily for meat, additional useful byproducts are the eggs and feathers. Slide23: Ostrich meat tastes similar to lean beef and is low in fat and cholesterol, as well as high in calcium, protein and iron. Slide24: You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
209 OASIS Ostrich presentation CoolDude26 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 276 Category: Travel/ Places.. License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: September 17, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 1 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: HayamMansourHassan (27 month(s) ago) please send this ppt to me Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: HayamMansourHassan (27 month(s) ago) good ppt Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide1: Big Birds On the Run ! ! Slide2: Ostriches: Ostriches The World’s Largest Birds! Slide4: Ostriches usually weigh 200 to 300 pounds Slide5: The feathers of adult males are mostly black, with some white on the wings and tail Slide6: Females and young males are grayish-brown, with a bit of white Slide7: The bird stands on two toes, with the bigger one resembling a hoof Slide8: South African Ostrich Red Necked Ostrich Masai Ostrich Somali Ostrich Natural Distribution of Ostrich in Africa Slide9: Ostriches live in nomadic groups of 5 to 50 birds that often travel together with other grazing animals, such as zebras or antelopes Slide10: They mainly feed on seeds and other plant matter Slide11: Ostriches become sexually mature when 2 to 4 years old; females mature about six months earlier than males Slide12: Males will typically use hisses and other sounds to fight for a harem of 2 to 5 hens Slide13: Ostrich eggs can weigh 3.5 pounds and are the largest of all eggs They are shiny and whitish in color. Slide14: The females will lay their fertilized eggs in a single communal nest, a simple pit scraped in the ground The nest may contain 6 to 15 eggs Slide15: The eggs are incubated by the females by day and the male by night. Slide16: The gestation period of the egg is 35 to 45 days. Slide17: Typically, the male will tend to the hatchlings. Slide18: Today, ostriches are bred all over the world, including climates as cold as that of Sweden. Slide19: They will prosper in climates between 110°F and −40 °F, and are farmed in over 50 countries around the world. Slide20: Since they also have the best feed to weight ratio gain of any land animal, they are bound to appear attractive to farmers Slide21: It is claimed that ostriches produce the strongest commercially available leather. Slide22: Although they are farmed primarily for leather and secondarily for meat, additional useful byproducts are the eggs and feathers. Slide23: Ostrich meat tastes similar to lean beef and is low in fat and cholesterol, as well as high in calcium, protein and iron. Slide24: