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http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/ostrich

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Darwin's theory stats that the fitness trait in a animal will be the most favorable there fore it will help that animal survive in certain conditions that are changing in that individuals environment. this is relating the these animals because at one point in time they found it easier to walk around then to fly but there was a quick change in the ecosystem by mammals being introduced. this cause these animals to start to dwindle extremely in size of their population because these mammal posed new threats which in turn slimmed down their population decreasing the amounts of mutations in the animals and therefore decreasing the ability to evolve to compensate for the new threat.

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This causes them to be unable to fly and it is the trait that is a big reason for their classification as a separate order.  Their under - developed breast muscles also are further reasoning for their lack of flight.  The long strong legs of Struthioniformes are also unique to their taxonomic groups.  They all lack air chambers in their legs as well.  Struthioniformes also have long, lean necks which help the m reach things either underground or in the trees.  One exception is the kiwi which has a long beak instead to help them reach their prey.

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All Struthionoforms are missing an essential part that a normal bird has which is the "Keel", This is a muscle in the chest cavity that connects the two main wing  and allows for them to fly with ease.

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All of the flightless bird all have a similar grow sequence because they let their young stay in the egg till their completely developed then they hatch and stay with the parent for around 1-12 months

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The food an Ostrich is used to is any small animal around the size of a toad or turtle and small easy plants that are either just laying on the ground or the seed they may find. to digest their foo they eat small pebbles o grind their food to make up for the lack of teeth ,one male may carry up to 1 kg of pebbles at one time.

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Ostriches perform a complex mating ritual consisting of the male alternating wing beats until he attracts a mate, when they will go to the mating area and he will drive away all intruders. They graze until their behavior is synchronized, then the feeding becomes secondary and the process takes on a ritualistic appearance. The male will then excitedly flap alternate wings again, and start poking on the ground with his bill. He will then violently flap his wings to symbolically clear out a nest in the dirt. Then, while the female runs circle around him with lowered wings, he will wind his head in a spiral motion. She will drop to the ground and he will mount for copulation. All of the herd’s females place their eggs in the dominant girl nest though her own are given the prominent center place; each female can determine her own eggs among others.

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The Ostrich was once a very lazy bird according to research. This is because there was lots of food and little competition and predators so they grew and later gave up the ability to fly because they had no reason to and the trait for flightless bird became the dominant trait.

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The wings on an Ostrich are different than that of a normal Bird in that they run along and use them like a normal bird but never leave the ground. Also they have extremely strong legs that are lethal from a front kick to almost any predator.

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Domain:Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia                        Phylum: Chordata                                Class: Aves
Order: Struthioniformes
Family: Struthionidae
Genus: Struthio                                    Species: Struthio camelus

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The Cassowary mainly sticks to the Rain-forest area but sometimes has to move to another environment to seek shelter

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Natural predators of cassowaries include crocodiles, pythons, and dingoes. However, the effects of these animals are minimal when compared with threats introduced over the last two hundred years. Pigs are a big problem. They destroy nests and eggs but their worst effect is as competitionfor food which could be catastrophic for the cassowaries during lean times.

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The Cassowary is an omnivore (eats both plants and animals). It usually eats different types of fruit, seeds, fungi, small invertebrates and insects.

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Mating season takes place from June to October. Males build nests where females lay between 3 and 8 eggs. Eggs are greenish-blue in color. Females can use several different nests to deposit her eggs.
Females are not responsible for the survival of eggs or young birds. Males are in charge of the incubation of the eggs that lasts 50 days. Also, males take care of the chicks until they reach the age of one year.

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The Cassowary has not changed dramatically at all through its life and has been deemed a living fossil due to the incredible fossils that have been found. In these fossils there is evidence of virtually no change.

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The Casque (Horn) is used by the Cassowary to run quickly through think brush and is used when the Cassowary is in a fight. They also play an important role in their environment because when they defecate they release the undigested seeds they have eaten.

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Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Aves
Order : Struthionoformes
Family : Casuariidae
Genus : Casuarius
Species : Casuarius

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The Kiwi wasn't always flightless because records have found that a Ratite was once able to fly, but it found it easier not to fly and just walk around to find food. Later, when mammals were introduced, the Kiwi didn't have time to evolve back into a flier  to escape the new predators. This caused a sharp decline in the Kiwi population.

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Kiwi eat mostly berries, leaves, seeds and small invertebrates. They need to start eating more around the time of breeding to survive.

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Cats, Possums, Pigs, Dogs, Weasels, Hedgehogs. and other Rodents. These all will either destroy the egg of a kiwi, the young Kiwi or the adult kiwi. This dramatically affects the population because the survival rate of the young kiwi Birds is very low (5% survival rate)

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native forest and scrub, to rough farmland and plantation forests, sand dunes and snowy tussocks, even mangroves. They especially like places that include a plethora of wetland vegetation.

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The Kiwi Bird has a strange way to begin life. After the male and female mate, the female grows the egg so that it is almost the same size as her, making it the largest egg of any bird. When she lays it, the male will incubate it for a period of 3 months which is the longest for any bird. then the baby kiwi will stay with his parents for a couple years then leave to start its own life.

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This classification includes the Ostrich, the Cassowary, and the Kiwi Bird.

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lions cheetahs hyenas and leopards

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The classification of struthioniformes is the classification of flightless birds but these animals all share similar features other than being flightless birds. they all have long legs in comparison to their bodies and are missing a "keel" which is a muscle in birds that connect their wing muscles.

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Domain : Eukarya
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Aves
Order : Struthioniformes
Family : Apterygidae
Genus: Apteryx
Species: Apteryx haasti

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Ostriches often stay in deserts, savannas, and woodlands.

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The kiwi is a nocturnal bird, who has a unique nostril that is at the end of the beak and has no tail to balance itself with unlike other birds in the order struthionformes. The Kiwi also has strange feathers that are hair-like in appearance.