<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Its Nature&#187; Birds</title> <atom:link href="http://www.itsnature.org/category/ground/birds-land/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.itsnature.org</link> <description>Its nature offers you interesting information and facts on the natural world</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:49:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Red-necked Grebe</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/red-necked-grebe/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/red-necked-grebe/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 08:48:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5952</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Red-necked Glebe, sometimes called “helldivers” in North America, is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere&#8217;s temperate regions. It prefers to stay in shallow bodies of fresh water such as marshes, lakes, or fish ponds. This bird is a migratory creature There are 2 subspecies of the Red-necked Grebe. The nominate species [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/red-necked-grebe/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Aylesbury Duck</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/aylesbury-duck/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/aylesbury-duck/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:05:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5713</guid> <description><![CDATA[One of the breeds of domesticated ducks is the Aylesbury duck, which was bred for its appearance and its meat. The origins of this duck is unclear, but raising white ducks became popular in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England during the 18th century due to demand of the Aylesbury duck&#8217;s white feathers for quilts. During the 19th [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/aylesbury-duck/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Emperor Penguin</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/emperor-penguin/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/emperor-penguin/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:18:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5581</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Emperor Penguin is the heaviest and tallest living penguin species in the world, and is only found in Antarctica. It was first described scientifically by the English Zoologist, George Robert Gray, in 1844. Ahh, family love In terms of location, the Emperor Penguin is distributed between 66° and 77° south latitudes. When it does [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/emperor-penguin/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Zapata Rail</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/zapata-rail/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/zapata-rail/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:16:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5421</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Zapata Rail (Cyanolimnas Cerverai) is a bird endemic to the Zapata Peninsula&#8217;s wetlands in southern Cuba. It was first discovered by Fermin Zanon Cervera in March 1927, and then formally described by Thomas Barbour and James Lee Peters later that year. It is such a distinctive creature, that it has its own genus, Cyanolimnas [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/zapata-rail/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kakapo</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/kakapo/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/kakapo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 10:17:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5357</guid> <description><![CDATA[Also known as the owl parrot, the Kakapo is a large nocturnal yet flightless parrot that is native to New Zealand. It is also thought to be one of the longest living bird species in the world. Like other New Zealand bird species, the Kakapo was important to the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/kakapo/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mourning Dove</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/mourning-dove/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/mourning-dove/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:34:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5311</guid> <description><![CDATA[The mourning dove is one of the most abundant birds in North America. It was formerly known as the Carolina Turtledove or the Carolina Pigeon, but nowadays it is called the American Turtle Dove, Western Turtle Dove, or the Rain Dove. It is also the most popular gamebird, with more than 70 million mourning doves [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/mourning-dove/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Macaroni Penguin</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/macaroni-penguin/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/macaroni-penguin/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 11:18:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5186</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Macaroni Penguin is a penguin species that is found from the Subantarctic to the Antarctic Peninsula. It is only one of the 6 species of crested penguins (Eudyptes) around the world. It was first described by the German Naturalist, Johann Friedrich von Brandt, on the Falkland Islands in 1837. This penguin was known by [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/macaroni-penguin/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>California Condor</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/california-condor/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/california-condor/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 05:26:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5144</guid> <description><![CDATA[The California Condor is a member of the vulture family that is native to North America. Its claim to fame is that it is the largest North American land bird. At present, it only inhabits Zion National Park, the Grand Canyon area, as well as Baja, California and California&#8217;s western coastal mountains. It is the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/california-condor/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Superb Fairywren</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/superb-fairywren/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/superb-fairywren/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:33:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5022</guid> <description><![CDATA[Also known as the Blue Wren or the Superb Blue-wren, the Superb Fairywren is a bird that is common around the south-eastern part of Australia. This bird is territorial and sedentary, and exhibits a high degree of sexual dimorphism. There are 2 sub-species of Superb Fairywrens – one from Tasmania, and the other from the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/superb-fairywren/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Yellow-eyed Penguin</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/yellow-eyed-penguin/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/yellow-eyed-penguin/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:53:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5004</guid> <description><![CDATA[Also commonly known as the Hoiho in its native land, the Yellow-eyed Penguin is native to New Zealand. It breeds all around New Zealand&#8217;s South Island, as well as in Auckland, Stewart, and the Campbell Islands. Tourists can see these penguins at the Otago Peninsula, where they can closely observe penguins from trenches, hides, or [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/yellow-eyed-penguin/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chicken</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/chicken/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/chicken/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:55:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=4784</guid> <description><![CDATA[As a domesticated sub-species of the Red Jungle Fowl, the chicken is one of the most common domestic animals with a population even larger than China! With a global population of 24 billion in just 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other bird species. A Brazilian rooster (male chicken) It was [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/chicken/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Toucan</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/toucan/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/toucan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:41:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=4543</guid> <description><![CDATA[Toucans are species from Ramphastidae family. The Ramphastidae family includes five (genus) types and forty different species of Toucans and they are brightly marked and have large, colorful bills. The name of the Toucan comes from &#8216;tucano&#8217;, which was the name given by the Tupi Indians of Brazil. They are found mostly in tropical and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/toucan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Crested Lark</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/crested-lark/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/crested-lark/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:58:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Overkirils</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=4446</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Crested Lark can easily be recognized by the prominent crest on the head. If aroused, the bird raises the crest. These small birds have a rather untidy and not very colourful appearance, but they have a beautiful song. No matter how tired, the Crested Lark will always be able to sing, emitting a variety [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/crested-lark/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Vulturine Guineafowl</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/vulturine-guineafowl/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/vulturine-guineafowl/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:09:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Overkirils</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=4012</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Vulturine Guineafowl is the largest species of Guineafowl and is excellently adapted to living in dry African regions, being able to live for a long time without water, obtaining all the necessary fluid from its food. The name &#8220;Guineafowl&#8221; indicates that these species come from the Gulf of Guinea. The spectacular Vulturine Guineafowl is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/vulturine-guineafowl/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Indian Peafowl</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/indian-peafowl/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/indian-peafowl/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:34:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Overkirils</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=3952</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Indian Peafowl, also known as the blue Peafowl is an extremely spectacular fan-like tail. They&#8217;re one of the most popular zoo birds, while their natural habitat is India and Sri Lanka. Some populations that were kept in captivity in New Zealand and Australia have also been freed and now they live in the wild. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/indian-peafowl/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Secretary Bird</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/secretary-bird/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/secretary-bird/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:41:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Overkirils</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=3685</guid> <description><![CDATA[Secretary bird has obtained its unusual name thanks to the black feathers on the crest that remind of goose feathers, which secretaries used to wear inserted in their wigs. In appearance, this bird looks similar to a crane, and is actually quite a unique predatory bird. Secretary Birds have earned their name thanks to the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/secretary-bird/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Red Ovenbird</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/red-ovenbird/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/red-ovenbird/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:07:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Overkirils</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=3543</guid> <description><![CDATA[Red Ovenbird are amazing construction birds, and their name comes from their peculiar nest which looks like a small oven. They are one of the biggest South American bird species, but not much is known about their lifestyle. Red Ovenbirds are also known for their beautiful singing, which can be heard all year round. They [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/red-ovenbird/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Crested Guineafowl</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/crested-guineafowl/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/crested-guineafowl/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 20:01:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Overkirils</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=3358</guid> <description><![CDATA[Crested Guineafowl obtained its name by the curly taft of hair on its head. These guineafowls have a somewhat unatractive looks but apart from their appearance, they&#8217;re quite ordinary birds. They inhabit central parts of Africa, ranging throughout all the forest territories, as well as a handful of regions in Southern Africa. Crested Guineafowls are [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/crested-guineafowl/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Laysan Duck</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/laysan-duck/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/laysan-duck/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:56:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Overkirils</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=2994</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Laysan Duck, although from the first view an ordinary bird, is a great story of conservation, how a species extremely close to extinction have recovered to a relatively stable population count. Their natural habitat being only the Hawaiian Islands (just like a number of other animals, for instance Hawaiian Monk Seal), these ducks have [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/laysan-duck/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cassowary</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/cassowary/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/cassowary/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:14:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=1188</guid> <description><![CDATA[ The Cassowary may weigh as much as 120-140 pounds and be about six feet tall or a little less. The male and the female have the same essential look to them. They are black and cover them from their neck to their high quarters. They do not fly but the feathers do serve to protect them from the moisture and humidity of the rainforests where they live.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/cassowary/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bobwhite Quail</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/bobwhite-quail/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/bobwhite-quail/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:11:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bobwhite quail]]></category> <category><![CDATA[quail]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virginia quail]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/bobwhite-quail/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Virginia quail is a game bird native to North and Central America and the Caribbean. It is the official game bird of Georgia, Washington State and Tennessee. Other names include the Northern Bobwhite and the Bobwhite Quail. The name ‘bobwhite’ refers to their characteristic call. A quail in its native habitat, the underbrush Virginia [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/bobwhite-quail/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Flamingo</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/air/birds-air/flamingo/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/air/birds-air/flamingo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:14:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/air/birds-air/flamingo/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Flamingos are one of the more gregarious of birds. They are wading birds to be more precise, found in both Eastern and Western Hemisphere, but are far more well known and more numerous in the eastern hemisphere. There are four varieties of Flamingo in the Americas while two exist elsewhere. Flamingos filter-feed which means that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/air/birds-air/flamingo/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>East African Crowned Crane</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/east-african-crowned-crane/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/east-african-crowned-crane/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:11:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/east-african-crowned-crane/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The East African Crowned crane is a tall, majestic looking bird which sports a crown of sorts, made of tall stiff golden feathers that looks for all the world like a real crown. He has large white patches of feathers on his cheeks with small red patches at the top of them and a slate [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/east-african-crowned-crane/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Emu</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/emu/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/emu/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:50:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/emu/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Emu is Australia&#8217;s tallest native bird and will reach a height of 3 to 5 feet when standing upright. It may also reach weights of 60 to 70 pounds and is a bit lighter than the cassowary, which is a distant cousin. They have very shaggy feathers which are colored a grayish brown and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/emu/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Peacock</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/the-peacock/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/the-peacock/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:40:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/the-peacock/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The peacock is a very large bird, and colorful, typically bright greens and blues. Peacocks are a type of pheasant, that is known for the iridescent tail feathers that they can spread out in a train that flows behind them, or spread upward, to form a fan of color. The peacocks tail is usually about [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/the-peacock/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>26</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ostrich</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/ostrich/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/ostrich/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:52:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/ground/birds-land/ostrich/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The largest bird in the world, is flightless. We mean, of course, the ostrich, which ranges across the African savanna and deserts, getting most of the water they need from the foods they eat. The flightless ostrich is the world&#8217;s largest bird. 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