kingdom: animalia
phylum: chordata
subphylum: vertebrata
class: aves
superorder: paleognathe
order: struthioniformes
family: struthinidae
genus: struthio
species: S.camelus
an ostritch is a large flightless bird .the ostritches eat only plants ,and is the largest living species of a bird. the ostritch has amazing running speed and can run up to about 43 mph .this beautiful bird also lays the largest egg among the species of birds. the ostritch can way up to 140-290 lbs that is more than the average human .
this is a form of a shrub . this is what the ostritches consume to get energy . this plant is a producer .on the food web this would be at the bottom ,it also provides the most energy because it goes through all the diiferent types of organisms .the scientific name for this shrub is "Myrsine africana".