2006-09-08 03:21:01 · 7 answers · asked by Neeraj B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The largest living bird is the North African ostrich. Male examples of this flightless sub-species have been recorded up to 2.75 m (9 ft) tall and weighing 156.5 kg (345 lb). Despite its size, the ostrich is also the fastest bird on land – it can run up to 72 kmph (45 mph) when necessary. It's a good thing the ostrich can run so fast, because this bird can't fly! :-)
2006-09-08 03:24:15 · answer #1 · answered by Mike 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you may be getting confused again between the wandering albatross and the arctic tern.
The ostrich is definitely the largest living bird, but it is the wandering albatross that has the longest wingspan of any currently living flying bird (up to 11 feet across or more). The arctic tern, in contrast, is about the same size as a seagull, with a wingspan of only about 2.5 feet - nowhere near the largest bird. It's not even the largest bird in the Larid family.
2006-09-08 10:50:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Biggest Bird
* The largest and strongest living bird is the North African ostrich (Struthio camelus . Males can be up to 9 feet tall and weigh 345 pounds, and when fully grown the have one of the most advanced immune systems of any animal. South Africa was the first country to see the commercial potential of ostrich products - the creature are prized not only for their large soft white feathers and their meat but also for their skins, which are made into the strongest commercially available leather in the world. Ostrich farming is believed to have begun in the Karoo and Eastern Cape c. 1863. By 1910 there were more than 20,000 domesticated ostriches in the country, and by 1913 ostrich feathers were the fourth most important south African export product. Demand began to dry up soon afterwards, but there was an ostrich revival in the 1920's when farmers started to produce biltong ( dry strips of ostrich meat) commercially.
2006-09-08 11:16:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's the Andean Condor - wing span about 10 feet...
2006-09-08 10:26:43 · answer #4 · answered by lrad1952 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out the "Thunderbird" in native American lore.Also look in a cryptozoology site.
2006-09-08 21:06:16 · answer #5 · answered by blakree 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ostrich ... it is about the hight of a human (actualy taller i think)
2006-09-08 10:24:34 · answer #6 · answered by farrell_stu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
T. rex . . . no I'm kidding . . . it's really Spinosaurus.
2006-09-08 10:43:26 · answer #7 · answered by Isis-sama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋