One of our fun little day trips in Aruba was a visit to the Ostrich farm! One Ostrich egg is equivalent to 2 dozen chicken eggs. That would be quite the omelet!
Feeding them was interesting! Notice the lumps in their long necks as the food works its way down!
We learned to tell an Emu from as Ostrich! The big guys are the ostriches.
Emus, like most birds, have 3 toes.
Ostriches are the only bird to have 2 toes. Cheetahs can run faster for short distances but the ostrich can run almost as fast for miles and miles.
If anyone ever calls you as Ostrich it isn't a compliment. Our guide said that all they do is eat, mate and protect themselves. Those tiny little heads can't seem to learn anything at all. The ostriches at this farm are primarily for meat. Ostrich drumstick anyone?
Oh, and they don't bury their heads in the sand to hide but they do bury their eggs. Mom sits on the eggs all day and Dad all night. The eggs are tough enough to withstand 300 pounds! Might be a bit difficult to make that giant omelet!
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