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Genus of flightless birds
Ostriches are large flightless birds. Two living species are recognised: the common ostrich, native to large parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Somali
Ostrich
Species of flightless bird
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia)
Common_ostrich
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up ostrich in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An ostrich is a type of large flightless bird. Ostrich may also refer to: Common ostrich (Struthio
Ostrich_(disambiguation)
Species of flightless bird
The Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes), also known as the blue-necked ostrich, is a large flightless bird native to the Horn of Africa. It is one
Somali_ostrich
Species of fern in the family Onocleaceae
genus of ferns with one species: Matteuccia struthiopteris (common names ostrich fern, fiddlehead fern, or shuttlecock fern). The species epithet struthiopteris
Matteuccia
Subspecies of bird
The Arabian ostrich (Struthio camelus syriacus), Syrian ostrich, or Middle Eastern ostrich is an extinct subspecies of the ostrich that lived on the Arabian
Arabian_ostrich
Ostrich meat is a type of red meat obtained from the ostrich, a large flightless bird native to Africa. Known for its health benefits and sustainability
Ostrich_meat
Material created by tanning ostrich skin
Ostrich leather is the result of tanning skins taken from African ostriches farmed for their feathers, skin and meat. The leather is distinctive for its
Ostrich_leather
Largest type of egg from any living bird
The egg of the ostrich (genus Struthio) is the largest of any living bird (being exceeded in size by those of the extinct elephant bird genus Aepyornis
Ostrich_egg
Attempt made by investors to avoid negative financial information
The ostrich effect, also known as the ostrich problem, was originally coined by Dan Galai [he] and Orly Sade. The name comes from the common (but false)
Ostrich_effect
Town in Western Cape, South Africa
Outeniqua Mountains to the south. Dubbed the "ostrich capital of the world", Oudtshoorn is known for its ostrich-feather booms, during 1865–1870 and 1900–1914
Oudtshoorn
Strategy in computer science
the ostrich algorithm is a strategy of ignoring potential problems on the basis that they may be exceedingly rare. It is named after the ostrich effect
Ostrich_algorithm
Jury instruction
The ostrich instruction is a jury instruction that the requirement of knowledge to establish a guilty mind (mens rea), is satisfied by deliberate ignorance
Ostrich_instruction
Subspecies of flightless bird
North African ostrich, red-necked ostrich, or Barbary ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus) is the nominate subspecies of the common ostrich from West and
North_African_ostrich
Small bay in Kitsap County, Washington, U.S.
Ostrich Bay is a small bay in Bremerton on the Kitsap Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. Approximately 1.2 miles long and 0.5 miles wide, the
Ostrich_Bay
Subspecies of bird
ostrich (Struthio camelus australis), also known as the black-necked ostrich, Cape ostrich or southern ostrich is a subspecies of the common ostrich endemic
South_African_ostrich
Oil derived from ostrich body fat
Ostrich oil is an oil derived from the fat of ostriches. Ostrich oil is composed of 36.51% of saturated fat, 46.75% of monounsaturated fat, and 18.24%
Ostrich_oil
Guitar tuning scheme in which all strings are tuned to the same note
The ostrich guitar or ostrich tuning is a type of trivial tuning. It assigns one note to all strings, e.g. E-E-e-e-e'-e' or D-D-D-D-d'-d'. The term "ostrich
Ostrich_guitar
Subspecies of bird
The Masai ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus), also known as the East African ostrich is a red-necked subspecies variety of the common ostrich and is endemic
Masai_ostrich
Australian television puppet character
Oswald Q. Ostrich, better known simply as Ossie Ostrich, is an Australian television puppet character in the form of a pink ostrich, created, performed
Ossie_Ostrich
Genus of birds
REE-ə), also known as the ñandú (/njænˈduː/ nyan-DOO) or South American ostrich, is a South American ratite (flightless bird without a keel on the sternum
Rhea_(bird)
Extinct genus of large flightless birds
was related to living ostriches, being a sister group of the genus Struthio, the genus of living and extinct species of ostriches. One of the species,
Pachystruthio
List of ships with the same or similar names
have been named HMS Ostrich, after the bird: HMS Ostrich (1777) was a 14-gun sloop purchased in 1777 and sold in 1782. HMS Ostrich (1900) was a Gipsy-class
HMS_Ostrich
Extinct species of bird
The Asian or Asiatic ostrich (Struthio asiaticus) is an extinct species of ostrich that lived during the Neogene period on the Indian subcontinent. The
Asian_ostrich
Birds that cannot fly
There are over 60 extant species, including the well-known ratites (ostriches (Struthio), emus (Dromaius), cassowaries (Casuarius), rheas, kiwis (Apteryx))
Flightless_bird
by mass is the common ostrich (Struthio camelus), closely followed by the Somali ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes). A male ostrich can reach a height of
List_of_largest_birds
Hollow terrestrial globe
The Ostrich Egg Globe is a hollow terrestrial globe purportedly made from the conjoined lower halves of two ostrich eggs. The map carved on the globe
Ostrich_Egg_Globe
Family of birds
their extinct relatives. The two extant species of ostrich are the common ostrich and Somali ostrich, both in the genus Struthio, which also contains several
Struthionidae
Archeological ornaments
Ostrich eggshell beads, considered among the earliest ornaments created by Homo sapiens, represent some of the most ancient fully manufactured beads.
Ostrich_eggshell_beads
Feather, as used on headgear
A plume is a special type of bird feather, possessed by egrets, ostriches, birds of paradise, quetzals, pheasants, peacocks and quails. They often have
Plume_(feather)
Los Angeles tourist attraction (1886–1935)
Cawston Ostrich Farm, located in South Pasadena, California, United States, was opened in 1886 by Edwin Cawston. It was one of America's first ostrich farms
Cawston_Ostrich_Farm
Large flightless bird endemic to Australia
third-tallest living bird after its African ratite relatives, the common ostrich and Somali ostrich. The emu's native ranges cover most of the Australian mainland
Emu
Ranch in Buellton, California
OstrichLand USA is an ostrich and emu ranch in Santa Barbara County, California, in between the towns of Buellton and Solvang, just off California State
OstrichLand_USA
1937 Donald Duck cartoon
Donald's Ostrich is an animated short film produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on December 10, 1937, by RKO Radio
Donald's_Ostrich
Genus of flightless birds
fourth-tallest and third-heaviest living bird, smaller only than the two species of ostrich and the emu. The other two species of cassowary are the northern cassowary
Cassowary
Polyphyletic group of birds
Struthioniformes, which is more recently regarded as containing only the ostrich. The modern bird infraclass Palaeognathae consists of ratites and the flighted
Ratite
Ostrich farming in North America refers to the practice of breeding, raising, and managing ostriches for their meat, feathers, leather, oil, and other
Ostrich farming in North America
Ostrich_farming_in_North_America
Duster made out of animal feathers
African ostrich feather dusters were developed in Johannesburg in 1903 by Harry S. Beckner, a missionary and broom factory manager. He felt that ostrich feathers
Feather_duster
1917 song performed by Original Dixieland Jass Band
Ostrich Walk" is a 1917 jazz composition by the Original Dixieland Jass Band released as an instrumental as an Aeolian Vocalion and a Victor 78. Frankie
Ostrich_Walk
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Ostrich is a name used more than once by the United States Navy, and may refer to: USS Ostrich (SP-1249), a patrol boat in commission from 1917 to
USS_Ostrich
Heraldic badge of the Prince of Wales
Wales, the heir to the British throne. The badge consists of three white ostrich feathers encircled by a gold coronet. A ribbon below the coronet bears
Prince_of_Wales's_feathers
American rock band
Yellow Ostrich is an American indie rock band based in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The band formed in 2009 and ostensibly serves as the solo project
Yellow_Ostrich
Legal issue resulting from detection of H5N8
Canadian ostrich culling controversy is a legal, political, and social dispute in Canada arising from the conflict between Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood
2025 Canadian ostrich culling controversy
2025_Canadian_ostrich_culling_controversy
2018 French animated short film
The Ostrich Politic is a 2018 French animated short film directed by HouHou during his studies at Gobelins, l'École de l'image French animation school
The_Ostrich_Politic
Tribe in the north of Zimbabwe
are turned in, resulting in the band being known as the "two-toed" or "ostrich-footed" band. This is an autosomal dominant condition resulting from a
Vadoma
Durable and flexible material created by tanning animal skins
come from cattle, sheep, goats, equine animals, buffalo, pigs and hogs, ostriches, and aquatic animals such as seals and alligators. Leather can be used
Leather
Ostrich farm in North Korea
The Pyongyang Ostrich Farm (Korean: 평양타조목장) is a state-run ostrich farm and tourist facility located in Sunan-guyok, Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea
Pyongyang_Ostrich_Farm
Species of flowering plant
Alpinia purpurata, commonly referred to as red ginger, ostrich plume and pink cone ginger, is a ginger native to Maluku and the southwest Pacific islands
Alpinia_purpurata
Extinct genus of dinosaur
Struthiomimus (meaning "ostrich mimic", from the Ancient Greek στρούθειος/stroutheios, meaning "of the ostrich", and μῖμος/mimos, meaning "mimic" or "imitator")
Struthiomimus
Extinct clade of theropod dinosaurs
theropod dinosaurs which bore a superficial resemblance to the modern-day ostrich. They were fast, omnivorous or herbivorous dinosaurs from the Cretaceous
Ornithomimosauria
Patrol vessel of the United States Navy
The first USS Ostrich (SP-1249) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919. Ostrich was built as a private motorboat of the
USS_Ostrich_(SP-1249)
English progressive rock/jazz fusion band
Having originated from a Dulwich College band by the name of Pooh and the Ostrich Feather, Quiet Sun was formed in 1970 after MacCormick had made friends
Quiet_Sun
Extinct family of birds
Related to modern ostriches, it was formerly thought to be related to cranes, limpkins and trumpeters and that the similarities with ostriches were due to similar
Eogruidae
2008 Iranian film
by Majid Majidi. The film stars Reza Naji as an ostrich farmer who is fired because one of the ostriches escapes. He finds a new job in Tehran, but faces
The_Song_of_Sparrows
Country in West Asia
Other non-kosher foods produced and eaten in Israel include rabbits, ostriches, and non-kosher fish. The most popular spectator sports in Israel are
Israel
South African stew made with ostrich meat
Ostrich stew is a stew prepared using ostrich meat as a primary ingredient. It is a part of South African cuisine, and is served in many places and restaurants
Ostrich_stew
Extinct species of ostrich
Struthio anderssoni, also known as the East Asian ostrich, is a large extinct species of ostrich that lived in the Pleistocene and Holocene in China, Mongolia
Struthio_anderssoni
British comedian and entertainer (born 1936)
comedian and entertainer, known for his work with his orange ostrich puppet costume Oswald the Ostrich. Clifton was born on 22 April 1936 in St Helens, Lancashire
Bernie_Clifton
Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021
arms of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Adopted 1949 Crest A plume of ostrich feathers alternately sable and argent issuant from a ducal coronet or.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh
ostrich farming in Australia. After that training, the Limketkais established their ostrich farming business and named it as the Philippine Ostrich and
Ostrich farming in the Philippines
Ostrich_farming_in_the_Philippines
Jewish noble banking family
coronet Or an eagle displayed Sable; 3rd, out of a ducal coronet Or three ostrich feathers, the centre one Argent and the exterior ones Azure Escutcheon
Rothschild_family
Species of moss
Ptilium crista-castrensis, the knights plume moss or ostrich-plume feathermoss, is a species of moss within the family Pylaisiaceae, in the class Bryopsida
Ptilium_crista-castrensis
Academic journal
Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology is a journal of African ornithology published by BirdLife South Africa, formerly the South African Ornithological
Ostrich_(journal)
Extinct ostrich species
of ostrich from the early Pleistocene in Tanzania and possibly Kenya. Zelenkov et al notes it differs little in morphology from modern ostriches but
Struthio_oldawayi
Zhang Yongming China 2008–2012 11 17–20 Sold flesh of his victims as 'ostrich meat' and kept eyeballs in wine. Executed. Jack Unterweger Austria United
List of serial killers by number of victims
List_of_serial_killers_by_number_of_victims
Around 1900, ostrich farming peaked in Southern Africa. The birds were farmed for their feathers and hides. Today that has changed for people have realised
Ostrich_farming_in_Namibia
2023 American sitcom
Written by Original release date U.S. viewers (millions) 1 1 "Weasels and Ostriches" Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg Bob Fisher & Rob Greenberg & Dan Sterling
Animal_Control_(TV_series)
The Highgate Ostrich Show Farm is an ostrich farm located 10 kilometres south of Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape, South Africa. This large farm specialises
Highgate_Ostrich_Show_Farm
Infraclass of birds
(another became extinct in historic times), two of rheas (Rhea) and two of ostriches (Struthio). Recent research has indicated that paleognaths are monophyletic
Palaeognathae
Long, elliptical neckpiece
of fur, but it is usually made instead from various types of feathers. Ostrich, marabou stork, and turkey are the most common feathers used, although
Boa_(clothing_accessory)
2021 Australian film
An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It is a 2021 Australian stop-motion-animated short film written, directed and animated by Lachlan
An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It
An_Ostrich_Told_Me_the_World_Is_Fake_and_I_Think_I_Believe_It
2012 studio album by Crack the Sky
Ostrich is the fifteenth studio album by the American rock band Crack the Sky, released in 2012. All tracks were composed by John Palumbo and performed
Ostrich_(album)
Member of the British royal family (1961–1997)
a craze for British millinery after he designed Princess Diana's pink, ostrich-feathered going-away hat". The Times. 7 March 2018. "Queen unveils new
Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
Country in Southern Africa
more cultivated than the Great Karoo. The Little Karoo is famous for its ostrich farming around Oudtshoorn. The lowland area to the north of the Swartberg
South_Africa
Ostrich Media is a company created in 2005 as a wholly owned subsidiary of 4Ventures Limited (the commercial subsidiary of the public-service commercial
Ostrich_Media
Ostrich farm in Zhengzhou, China
The Zhengzhou Ostrich Park is an ostrich farm, founded on December 18, 1997, engaging in breeding and production, with a recreation park area. The area
Zhengzhou_Ostrich_Park
Fronds of a young fern
Bracken, Pteridium aquilinum, found worldwide (Toxic if not cooked fully) Ostrich fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, found in northern regions worldwide, and
Fiddlehead
Ostrich farm in Escondido, California
San Diego Ostrich Ranch was an ostrich farm in Escondido, California. The ranch opened in 1986 and 100 ostriches lived on the 35 acre property owned by
San_Diego_Ostrich_Ranch
Extinct species of bird
Struthio coppensi is an extinct species of ostrich from Namibia. This ostrich is believed to have lived during the Miocene, about 20 mya, and is the oldest
Struthio_coppensi
Leather handbag by Hermès
a cut-out flap. It is available in around twenty materials, including ostrich or crocodile leather and around fifty colors. This bag is defined as "simple
Kelly_bag
Ancient Roman amphitheater in Rome
Barbary lions, panthers, leopards, bears, Caspian tigers, crocodiles and ostriches. Battles and hunts were often staged amid elaborate sets with movable
Colosseum
Place in Lumbini Province, Nepal
contribution in safeguarding the biodiversity of Nepal. Ostrich Nepal in Gangoliya is the largest ostrich farm in Asia with an area of 8.81 acres. It is a private
Tilottama,_Rupandehi
Species of gastropod
Struthiolaria papulosa, whose common name is the ostrich foot snail or ostrich foot shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail native to New Zealand
Struthiolaria_papulosa
1986 Soviet film
roam: lizards, insects, and even ostriches. One day, an ostrich encounters a vulture. The vulture invites the ostrich to join him, saying, "Hey, little
Wings,_legs_and_tails
Crown of the Egyptian deity Osiris
Upper Egypt, with curly ostrich feathers on each side of the crown for the Osiris cult. The feathers are identified as ostrich from their curl or curve
Atef
Minesweeper of the United States Navy
USS Ostrich (MSC(O)-29/AMS-29/YMS-430) was a YMS-1-class minesweeper of the YMS-135 subclass built for the United States Navy during World War II. She
USS_Ostrich_(AMS-29)
Egyptian hieroglyph
of a falcon. They can be compared to the ostrich features in the Atef crown of Osiris, or the single ostrich feather that symbolizes Maat. The shuti hieroglyph
Shuti hieroglyph (two-feather adornment)
Shuti_hieroglyph_(two-feather_adornment)
Country in East Asia
paintings (dated to 20,000 years ago) of mammoths, lynx, bactrian camels, and ostriches, earning it the nickname "the Lascaux of Mongolia". The Venus figurines
Mongolia
1992 compilation album by Orange Juice
Ostrich Churchyard is an album by Orange Juice, released on CD in 1992. Tracks 1 to 12 were recorded at the Hellfire Club (a Glasgow studio and rehearsal
Ostrich_Churchyard
German-French engineer
Hermann Oestrich (30 December 1903 – 2 April 1973) was a German-French engineer. He was involved in the development of jet engines as an employee of BMW
Hermann_Oestrich
Television channel
United Kingdom and owned by Ostrich Media. It was also a late night / early morning phone-in quiz TV show, produced by Ostrich Media and broadcast on Five
Quiz_Call
Family name
Gröna, for example, went by the name of Struz and used the image of an ostrich as his symbol. Examples of it could still be seen on the thousand-year-old
Strauss
Sony Pictures Animation film
Everhardt, giraffe Lenny Williamson, Komodo dragon Modo Olachenko, and ostrich Olivia Burke. Will is placed on the bench for a few games, but when Jett
Goat_(2026_film)
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
12 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017. "David Attenborough to examine ostriches and dinosaurs". BBC News. 16 October 2014. Archived from the original
David_Attenborough
Tote bag made by Hermès
materials. The bag comes in a variety of hides, such as calfskin, lizard, and ostrich. Among the most expensive materials is saltwater crocodile skin, with small
Birkin_bag
Heir of the English throne (1330–1376)
shield on which the ostrich feathers were ermine. Edward's "shield for peace" is believed to have inspired the badge of three ostrich feathers used by later
Edward_the_Black_Prince
Species of flightless bird
the northern cassowary. It is a ratite and therefore related to the emu, ostrich, rhea and kiwi. The Australian population is listed as Endangered under
Southern_cassowary
Edible animal product
eggs for food around 1500 BCE. Eggs of other birds, such as ducks and ostriches, are eaten regularly but much less commonly than those of chickens. People
Eggs_as_food
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Ostrich was a Fairfield three-funnel, 30-knot torpedo boat destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1898 – 1899 Naval Estimates. In 1913 she
HMS_Ostrich_(1900)
Genus of Late Cretaceous theropod
found inside the matrix and vessels. The structures bear resemblance to ostrich blood cells and vessels. Whether an unknown process, distinct from normal
Tyrannosaurus
OSTRICH
OSTRICH
Girl/Female
Australian, Hawaiian, Hebrew
Ostrich
Female
English
Modern English name derived from the country name which was derived from the name of a mountain, probably from Kiinyaa, the Wakamba tribe's name for the mountain, KENYA means "mountain of the ostrich," because the mountain is said to have certain features of the ostrich when it is snow-covered. Compare with masculine Kenya.
Girl/Female
Arabic Persian
Ostrich running from water.
OSTRICH
OSTRICH
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Talented; Beloved; Wonderful; Cute; Adorable; Lovely
Girl/Female
Indian
Creation
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
King of Religion
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a physician, Old English lǣce, from the medieval medical practice of ‘bleeding’, often by applying leeches to the sick person.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a boggy stream, from an Old English læcc, or a habitational name from Eastleach or Northleach in Gloucestershire, named with the same Old English element.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Begotten of Mercury.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Powerful
Boy/Male
American, British, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Greek, Hindu, Indian, Scandinavian, Swedish, Tamil, Thai
Christ-bearer; Anointed; Follower of Christ
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Human God in Madurai
Girl/Female
Egyptian
Named for the lapis stone.
OSTRICH
OSTRICH
OSTRICH
OSTRICH
OSTRICH
a.
Of or pertaining to the Struthiones, or Ostrich tribe.
n.
A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance, consisting of plates overlapping each other, and it has a group of long sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs. It is a shy bird, and runs with great rapidity. Other species inhabit New Guinea, Australia, etc.
n. pl.
An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx are examples.
a.
A sacred character; a character in picture writing, as of the ancient Egyptians, Mexicans, etc. Specifically, in the plural, the picture writing of the ancient Egyptian priests. It is made up of three, or, as some say, four classes of characters: first, the hieroglyphic proper, or figurative, in which the representation of the object conveys the idea of the object itself; second, the ideographic, consisting of symbols representing ideas, not sounds, as an ostrich feather is a symbol of truth; third, the phonetic, consisting of symbols employed as syllables of a word, or as letters of the alphabet, having a certain sound, as a hawk represented the vowel a.
n.
A fan; especially, the fan carried before the pope on state occasions, made in ostrich and peacock feathers.
n.
One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight, but in the case of a few species of birds, as the ostrich, auk, etc., the wings are used only as an assistance in running or swimming.
n. pl.
In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to Ratitae, or Dromaeognathae.
n.
A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, -- used in dressing artificial flies.
n.
Any one of several very large extinct species of wingless birds belonging to Dinornis, and other related genera, of the suborder Dinornithes, found in New Zealand. They are allied to the apteryx and the ostrich. They were probably exterminated by the natives before New Zealand was discovered by Europeans. Some species were much larger than the ostrich.
n.
Any one of three species of South American ostriches of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. See Rhea.
n. pl.
The division of Aves which includes all the typical birds, or all living birds except the penguins and birds of ostrichlike form.
n.
Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the American ostrich.
n.
A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
n.
A genus of birds including the African ostriches.
n.
A genus of large, extinct, wingless birds from the Cretaceous deposits of Kansas, belonging to the Odontornithes. They had teeth, and were essentially carnivorous swimming ostriches. Several species are known. See Illust. in Append.
n. pl.
A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches.
n.
A large extinct ostrichlike bird of New Zealand.
a.
Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich.
n. pl.
An extinct order of ostrichlike aquatic birds having teeth, which are set in a groove in the jaw. It includes Hesperornis, and allied genera. See Hesperornis.
a.
Short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not fly, owing to their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu.