Ostriches

• The eye of an ostrich is bigger than its brain. In fact, an ostrich eyeball is almost as big as a billiard ball.
• The cornea of an ostrich is interchangeable with a human cornea.
• The knees of an ostrich bend backward.
• You can pluck an ostrich every nine months, from its third to twelfth year.
• Although the ostrich cannot fly, its wings are extremely useful. They balance the bird when it runs.
• A widowed male ostrich never remates.
• The ostrich is the fastest animal on two feet. It can run about 30 mph.
• The liquid in one ostrich egg is equal to 24 chicken eggs.
• A female ostrich can lay from 35 to 100 eggs a year. Goes on for about 45 years. About 3,000 ranchers in the United States are now raising ostriches. (For meat, not eggs.)