1.
What is a habitat? (Follow this link to help you find the
answer.)
http://www.nhptv.org/Natureworks/nwep5.htm
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2.
Where is the natural habitat of the ostrich?
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/ostrich.htm
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3.
The ostrich has many unique physical characteristics. From
the link below, choose any three physical characteristics
of the ostrich and explain why this makes them so different
from other birds.
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/ostrich.htm
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4.
What do ostriches eat to survive? Why do they not need to
drink?
http://www.wildwatch.com/resources/birds/ostrich.asp
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5.
Why do female ostriches incubate the egg during the day, and
male ostriches incubate the egg during the night?
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/ostrich.htm
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6.
Who is the main predator of the ostrich?
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/ostrich.htm
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7.
How long does it take before an ostrich egg will hatch?
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/ostrich.htm
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8.
If you were an ostrich, how long would you expect to live?
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/ostrich.htm
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9.
What is a popular, but untrue, myth about ostriches?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/477.shtml
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10.
Why do ostriches not need to drink?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/477.shtml
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