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Ethiopian: Up until 1941 ostriches lived in Syria, Arabia, and Africa. However, presently they have been hunted to extinction in both Syria and Arabia, and now they can only be found in Central Africa.
Mass: 90 to 130 kg.
Unmistakable. Huge (stands 2 m tall), terrestrial bird. Males are black and white, females gray brown.
References: University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology
Encyclopedia Americana. volume 21. Grolier Inc., 1994 (pages 117-118).
Britannica. volume 8. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 1994 (pages 1037-8).
Brown, L. H., E. K. Urban, K. Newman. 1982. The Birds of Africa. Academic Press, London.