One fine afternoon, I drove into the park from the East gate. The ostrich responded by increasing his pace to a steady jog, and then began to run as I drove along at about 30km/h. The species in the Nairobi park are the southern sub-species, with pink/reddish legs, especially in breeding season. Kenya is also one of the few places where the rarer northern (Somali ostrich) sub-species with its blue legs is also found. Ostrich are the fastest and heaviest flightless bird species in the world.

Source: The Star October 09, 2020 00:00 UTC