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   ocr: The ostrich (Struthio camelus), the largest bird in the world (the male can be eight feet tall and weigh as much as 340 pounds), is also one of the most adaptable. It lives in a wide variety of environments in Africa, including savannah, desert, and open forest. Ostrich feet, unlike those of other birds, have only two toes, and they can run as fast as forty miles an hour. They feed on seeds, other plant materials, some animal food, and swallow tion. pebbles Like to aid the in extinct diges- OSTR R - dodo (Treasure 21), the ostrich's adaptation to its environment has & involved the loss of flig ...