On the basis of the following notes, fill in the blanks given below: (to be done in the Creative Writing Notebook)

Notes:

i.

Animal –Ostrich

ii.

Habitat: Planes and deserts of Africa

iii.

Height: 8-9 ft

iv.

Weight: 200-350 pounds

v.

Characteristics: unique, largest living bird. Long skinny legs, big body with

small wings. Long , pink, hairless neck, dangerous beak. Large eyes, black eye

lashes, sharp eyesight.

Males black feathers with some large white feathers (underside and tail)

Females brown feathers

Cannot fly, good runner, powerful legs and kicks hard.

Ostrich is found in nature in (a) , but is farmed all over the world for its meat. It

is a unique looking animal and the (b) bird. It is around 8-9 feet tall and weighs as

much (c) It has long , skinny legs and a big body with small wings. The males

have black (d) on underside and tail. The females are usually have brown feathers.

It has large eyes with (e) , and black eyelashes. The eyes are almost two inches in

diameter. Even though it has wings it (f) . It runs at a great speed to escape from

its enemies. When the bird is unable to run any further, it defends itself with

(g).