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

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

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

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) and chick dustbathing, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Common ostrich (Struthio camelus) chick, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

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

Common ostrich (Struthio camelus) drinking, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

View of Ostrich feathers on display with a straw hat, at Safari Ostrich Farm, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Ostrich, Ngorongoro, Tanzania, East Africa

Ostrich, Ngorongoro, Tanzania, East Africa

Masai man talking on mobile phone, Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Masai man talking on mobile phone, Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Portrait of ostriches

Portrait of ostriches behind fence

Portrait of a male, common ostrich (Struthio camelus) lowering head and walking through the long grass at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Male common ostrich (Struthio camelus) crosses savannah in profile; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Close-up of male common ostrich (Struthio camelus) in profile in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

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

Male ostrich (Struthio camelus) walking on lush grassy plain, Serengeti National park, Tanzania

A male ostrich (Struthio camelus) stands silhouetted by the golden light of the sun at dawn. He has black feathers and a long, slim, pink neck, in the Serengeti, Tanzania

Common ostrich (Struthio camelus) stands in grass opening mouth, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Male ostrich (Struthio camelus) looks at camera on grassland, Tanzania

An ostrich, Struthio camelus, stands in brown grass at sunset, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

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