Ostriches are large flightless birds. Two living species are recognised, the common ostrich, native to large areas of sub-Saharan Africa, and the Somali...
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The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain large areas of Africa. It is one of two extant...
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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...
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Ostrich policy is a metaphoric expression referring to the tendency to ignore obvious matters and pretend they do not exist; the expression derives from...
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The Arabian ostrich (Struthio camelus syriacus), Syrian ostrich, or Middle Eastern ostrich is an extinct subspecies of the ostrich that lived on the Arabian...
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The ostrich effect, also known as the ostrich problem, was originally coined by Galai & Sade (2003). The name comes from the common (but false) legend...
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Oudtshoorn (redirect from Second Ostrich Boom)
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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