Common Ostrich
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| Common Ostrich | |||
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| ダチョウ | |||
| Character Data | |||
| AKA | Ostrich
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| Romaji | Dachō
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| Debut | Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | ||
| Animal Data | |||
| Scientific Name | Struthio camelus
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| Distribution | Africa
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| Diet | Omnivore
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| Avg. Lifespan | 30 to 40 years
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| Read More | Common ostrich
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| Conservation | 
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| Common Ostrich | Manga | Festival | Pavilion | KF3 (V2) | Nexon Game | Gallery |
The Common Ostrich is a type of bird Friend that first appeared in the original Kemono Friends mobile game.
Appearance
Current Design
Common Ostrich's modern design has brown eyes, long, fluffy silver-white hair with chin-length side-bangs and a dark pink front fringe tipped by a tan task; additionally, a pair of ostrich wings rests atop her head, and she has an ostrich tail at her rear. She wears a sapphire circlet on a silver chain, at the back of which a blue-hemmed black veil is connected. She wears a fluffy black ruff around her neck, and two lengths of fluffy silver-white material extend from her shoulder-blades and fade into pink at the ends. Her top is a sleeveless black and blue sailor top with a blue bow and accented with long black arm warmers, cuffed with silver rings at the top and bottom. She has an accompanying dark-gray skirt with a fluffy blue hem, pink thigh-high socks, and white high-heeled shoes. In her hands, she gently holds a large golden ostrich egg which she uses for divination.
Old Design
Common Ostrich's old design had blue eyes and sported a similar hairstyle to the modern version, but dark-blonde in color. Her ostrich wings and tail were shorter than her modern design's would be. Her sapphire circlet was held by a gold chain, and the veil in the back was blue with a gold hem. She wore a similar a sleeveless sailor top, but it was dark-gray and blue instead of black and blue; conversely, the skirt she wore was black and blue in contrast to the dark-gray and blue skirt of the modern design. Her arm warmers had gold cuffs. Her stockings were tan-brown in color, and her shoes were brown loafers.
Series Appearances
| Media | Role | First Appearance | |
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| 2015 | Nexon Game | ↪ Minor character, playable character | |
| 2015 | Kemono Friends: Welcome to Japari Park! | ↪ Background character | Chapter 18 |
| 2018 | Kemono Friends Pavilion | ↪ Observable character | |
| 2018 | Kemono Friends Festival | ↪ Minor character, playable character | |
| 2019 | Kemono Friends 3 | ↪ Major character, obtainable | |
| 2019 | Kemono Friends 3: Planet Tours | ↪ Playable character | |
| 2022 | Pachislot Kemono Friends | ↪ Major character | |
| 2022 | Kemono Friends Kingdom | ↪ Minor character, unobtainable | |
In Real Life
Ostriches are large, flightless birds that have long legs and a long neck that protrudes from a round body. Males have bold black-and-white plumage that they use to attract females. Females, on the other hand, are light brown. Ostriches are bigger than any other bird in the world and they lay the largest eggs of any living bird. They can grow up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall and can weigh up to 320 lb (145 kilograms), according to the African Wildlife Foundation, and an ostrich's eyes are 2 inches (5 centimeters) in diameter — the largest of any land animal.
The ostrich is the only bird that has two toes on each foot. All other birds have three or four toes. Ostriches can run at up to about 70 km/h, the fastest land speed of any bird. An ostrich's powerful, long legs can cover 10 to 16 feet in a single stride. These legs can also be formidable weapons. Ostrich kicks can kill a human or a potential predator like a lion. Each two-toed foot has a long, sharp claw.
Ostriches are omnivorous birds that consume a mix of meat and plants that they forage, although they usually prefer the latter. Some common elements of the ostrich diet are fallen fruit, seeds, shrubs, shoots, gourds, dry and hard foliage, frogs, roots, plants, tortoises, tiny lizards and bugs such as locusts. In terms of fruit, ostriches eat a lot of wild figs and berries.
Contrary to popular belief, ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand. The myth probably originates with one of the bird's defensive behaviors. At the approach of trouble, ostriches will lie low and press their long necks to the ground in an attempt to become less visible. Their plumage blends well with sandy soil and, from a distance, gives the appearance that they have buried their heads in the sand.
Trivia
- The common ostrich used to share the order Struthioniformes with the kiwis, emus, rheas, and cassowaries. However, phylogenetic studies have shown that it is the sister group to all other members of Palaeognathae and thus the flighted tinamous are the sister group to the extinct moa.
References
1.https://www.livescience.com/27433-ostriches.html
3.http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/o/ostrich/