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Zoobooks Ostriches & Other Ratite Activities

Enjoy these flapping good ostrich activities! …

Activities
Birds
Crafts
Zoobooks
cassowary, emu, kiwi, ostrich, ratites, rhea
images of various prehistoric ratites

Why Did Some Birds Lose the Power of Flight?

By flying, birds can escape predators on the ground. Some ratites may have lost the power of flight because they had no enemies. …

Animal Stories
Birds
Zoobooks
cassowary, emu, kiwi, ostrich, ratites, rhea
artwork depicting the anatomy of an African ostrich

The Body of a Ratite

The body of a ratite is built for running instead of flying. Long legs let them take long strides and run very fast. …

Animal Stories
Birds
Zoobooks
cassowary, emu, kiwi, otrich, ratites, rhea
Face of an African ostrich

Ostriches

Do you know Ostriches? Test your Zoobooks smarts by answering 20 questions about Ostriches and Other Ratites …

20 Questions
cassowary, emu, kiwi, ostrich, ratites, rhea
Hopping Kangaroo

Animals of Australia

Everyone knows koalas and kangaroos. Meet eight Australian animals you might not know. …

Animal Stories
Collections
australia, cassowary, echidna, frilled lizard, kangaroos, koalas, kookaburra, marsupials, platypus, rock wallaby, tasmanian devil, wombats

No Fly Zone

Most people know ostriches and penguins can’t fly. Meet eight other birds that can’t get off the ground. …

Animal Stories
Birds
cassowary, cormorant, emu, flightless, kagu, kakapo, kiwi, rhea, takahe
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May 2014 Educator’s Guide

Educator’s Guide
Black-Backed Jackal, cassowary, dinosaur, poison frog, ring-tailed lemur, seahorse
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Final Fur Photo Credits

  • Alligator Snapping Turtle: Peter Paplanus
  • American Badger: James Perdue
  • American Pika: Danny Nesor
  • Arctic Fox: Pixbay-TPS Dave
  • Armadillo: Frances Gaines
  • Atlantic Puffin: David Klaasen
  • Balck-capped chickadee: Jennifer Kocher
  • Bald Eagle: Donna Torres
  • Barking Tree Frog: USGS
  • Beaver: Steve Hersey
  • Bisons: Jane Zalewski
  • Black Bear: Steve Perry
  • Brown Pellican: Don Bruschera
  • Canada Lynx: Kiether Williams
  • Dall Sheep: Jan Cook
  • Florida Panther: Brian Imparato
  • Great Blue-Heron: NIC Stoltzfus
  • Great Horned Owl: Joile Gordon
  • Green Sea Turtle: Florida Fish and Wildlife
  • Grizzly Bear: Kandace Heimerr
  • Hawaiin Monk Seal: Flickr-NOAA
  • Horseshoe Crab: iStock
  • Javelina: Flickr-WPLynn
  • Monarch: JOANNE TAYLOR
  • Moose: Pixbay-TPS Dave
  • Mountain Lions: iStock
  • Octopus: Hans Glauser
  • Orca: iStock
  • Prairie Dog: Pixbay-Kikersbay
  • Pronghorn: Pixbay-Skeeze
  • Sea Otter: Katherine Davis
  • Virginia Big-Eared Bat: USFWS

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