How The Major Hen Protects Her Own

The ostrich is not only Africa’s, but the world’s largest living bird. Being unable to fly it is therefore forced to make its nest in a scrape on the ground. Ostrich eggs weigh about 1.5 kgs each and makes a meal  not to be despised by even such large predators like the jackals, hyenas and lions too. Major hazards to survival call for special measures to combat them. Therefore, the ostrich has evolved a highly unusual pattern of breeding and incubating. Read more