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= Statistics =
'''Territory of Origin:''' Migratory<br>
'''Trivia:''' These are the largest birds on [[Keverynn]]. They are flightless.<br>

== Behaviour == 
'''General Personality Traits:''' Generally they are social creatures. Females tend to be more aggressive than the males.<br>
'''Actions:''' They pant to regulate their body temperature <br>
'''Sounds: '''grunting<br>
'''Intelligence:''' <br>
'''Habitat:''' <br>

== Gender and age distinctions == 
'''Young: '''hatchling<br>
'''Juvenile:''' fledge<br>
'''Adult female:''' Hen<br>
'''Adult male:''' Rook<br>
'''Group:''' Flock<br>

== Appearance == 
'''Colouration:''' Brown<br>
'''Flesh Covering:''' feathers<br>
'''Number of Eyes:''' two, protected by nictitating membranes<br>
'''Positioning: '''side<br>
'''Wings:''' They have small, vestigial wings<br>
'''Mode of walking:''' bipedal, flightless <br>
'''Foot type: '''three toes tipped in short claws<br>
'''Warm or cold blooded:''' <br>
'''Sleep pattern:''' diurnal<br>
'''Land speed:''' 48 km/h (30 mph)<br>
'''Average Height:''' 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in) in height<br>
'''Average Weight:''' 
* '''Males:''' 31.5 (69 lb)
* '''Females:''' 37 kg (82 lb)

== Reproduction == 
'''Estrus:''' annually, during the summer<br>
'''Gestation:''' 8 weeks<br>
'''Size of clutch:''' A single female can lay several clutches of eggs in one season with an average of 6 eggs per clutch. The males are tasked with incubating the eggs.<br>
'''Type of offspring''': hatchlings<br>
'''Raised by:''' fathers<br>
'''Egg size:''' Roughly 6 inches<br>
'''Egg cololur:''' Mottled brown<br>
'''Incubation period:''' 45 days<br>
'''Birth length:''' 4 inches<br>
'''Eyes open:''' Within a few days of hatching<br>
'''Independent:''' 6 months<br>
'''Maturity:''' 8 months<br>
'''Standard Life Expectancy:''' Approximately 10 years<bR>

== Diet ==  
Their main diet consists of plants and insects. They've been known to eat fruit and grain foraged from farms. To aid in digestion, they swallow stones. They drink large quantities of water at a time.


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