Common ostrich (Struthio camelus), male in breeding plumage with female, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Common Ostrich female (Struthio camelus), Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Female Ostrich (Struthio camelus), Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) female, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Female African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis) on the Atlantic Ocean shore, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Common ostrich (Struthio camelus) female with two chicks, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) male (left) and female, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) . Female on the left and male on the ridge of a grass-grown sand dune. Behing them a chick. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), common ostrich, adult, female, running, foraging, Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

African ostriches (Struthio camelus), mating, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Common ostriches (Struthio camelus), animal group, a cock with female at a waterhole, Nxai Pan National Park, Ngamiland, Botswana, Africa

South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), adult, female, male, pair, young, family, group, alert, foraging, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) . Female with two chicks on the ridge of a grass-grown sand dune. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) . Female on the right and male on the ridge of a grass-grown sand dune. In between them a chick. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Common ostrich (Struthio camelus) female in the dessert, captive, distribution Africa

Common ostrich (Struthio camelus) female in the dessert, captive, distribution Africa

Lion, Lioness (Panthera leo) kills a springbok, (Antidorcas marsupialis), Nxai Pan, Makgadikgadi Pan National Park, Botswana, Africa

Lion, Lioness (Panthera leo) with a killed springbok, (Antidorcas marsupialis), Nxai Pan, Makgadikgadi Pan National Park, Botswana, Africa

Lion, Lioness (Panthera leo) kills a springbok, (Antidorcas marsupialis), Nxai Pan, Makgadikgadi Pan National Park, Botswana, Africa

South African ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), adult, female, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Close-up of female common ostrich (Struthio camelus) opening beak; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Three common ostriches, Struthio camelus, stand with their heads up and bent down, male and female, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Ostrich (Struthio camelus), portrait, Masai-Mara Reserve, Kenya

African Ostrich (Struthio camelus) female with pack of chicks in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

African Ostrich (Struthio camelus) female with pack of chicks grooming in sand in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

Ostrich (Struthio camelus). Male on the right and female with two chicks on the ridge of a grass-grown sand dune. Feeding on yellow Devil's Thorn (Tribulus zeyheri) flowers. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) female, Etosha, Namibia

A female Ostrich (Struthio camelus) feeding in the Maasai Mara National Park, Kenya.