Ostrich Struthio camelus Location: North of Maasai Mara National Park, Kenya Year: 1984 Merckslides catalogue number: 04-15162 Comments: We pursued these birds some distance. The gray one at right was an adult female. The others are juveniles, raised by her and her mate, but not necessarily all her offspring. The male was out of the frame, trying to distract us by feigning an injury.

Ostrich Struthio camelus Location: Grellet-Tinner ranch, near Dripping Springs, TX Year: 1994 Merckslides catalogue number: 04-15170 Comments: These were scary, nasty birds. Managing them required methods similar to the opening "Velociraptor transfer" scene in Jurassic Park - flak-jackets, helmets, etc.

Ostrich Struthio camelus Location: Grellet-Tinner ranch, near Dripping Springs, TX Year: 1994 Merckslides catalogue number: 04-15164 Comments:

Ostrich Struthio camelus Location: Grellet-Tinner ranch, near Dripping Springs, TX Year: 1994 Merckslides catalogue number: 04-15166 Comments:

Ostrich feet Struthio camelus Location: Grellet-Tinner ranch, near Dripping Springs, TX Year: 1994 Merckslides catalogue number: 04-15173 Comments:

Ostrich feet Struthio camelus (female) Location: Reston Zoo (formerly Pet-a-Pet Farm), Reston, VA Year: 2008 Merckdigitals catalogue number: 04-51653 Comments:

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