Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.
Meet Siro
Siro is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.
An individual, not just a species
The identity card of Siro
- Sex
- non specificato
- Origin
- The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.
Verifiable facts and scientific language
Species profile
Common ostrich
Struthio camelus
The common ostrich is it is the largest living bird and cannot fly.
- Class
- Aves
- Diet
- Omnivore
- IUCN status
- LC Least Concern Least Concern (LC) It is widespread or abundant and currently faces a low risk. IUCN Red List classification
- Natural habitat
- Savannas, grasslands and semi-deserts.
- Distribution
- Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Feeding
- Plants, seeds and occasionally insects and small animals.
- Characteristics
- It is the largest living bird and cannot fly.
One fact to take home
Observe, connect, remember
It can run very fast on long, two-toed legs.