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Page 8 Connection Ravalli Republic, Hamilton, Mont, Friday, January 24, 1 997 tapper PUBLISHED JUST FOR KIDS Unique Ostriches Help Alfie find the three ostriches that are different from the rest. The ostrich is the largest living bird It may be 8 feet (2.4 meters) tall and weigh as much as 345 pounds (156 kilograms). Ostriches have thick black eyelashes surrounding their eyes, which are almost 2 inches (5 centimeters) in diameter. Ostriches usually eat plants, but will eat lizards and turtles if they can find them. Because ostriches lack teeth, they swallow grit and stones to help grind their food.

Ostriches drink water whenever they find it, but they can live for long periods without drinking if the plants they eat are green and moist The ostrich is the only bird that has two toes on each foot The rhea, also called the South American ostrich, is three-toed, and it is not a true ostrich. Today, ostriches are raised on farms mainly for their skins, which are made into fine leather. Ostriches can be found -in eastern and southern Africa, where much of the land is desert. S13103J 1 1 DJX3 '11)611 LUQI puopas -aaoj uiouoq 1ID UI 6o ')3 men) puo33 0I puopas I i)nom uado H)6j iuoi) puoas 'moj dot j3MSuy Pie Ey Piece Nouns are the names of persons, places, or things. In this activity you have to add and subtract letters to make a list of nouns that are associated with ostriches.

ANAGRAMS An anagram is a word made by rearranging the letters of another word. Help Alfie make a new word from each one below. 1 dear 2. stone 3. shoe 4.

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