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THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF VERTEBRATES

BIRDS: Ostrich


Ostrich
Ostrich (photo by Dr. Ed Stevens)    (from CD Chapter 2)


Ostrich digestive tract
Figure 5.6.  Ostrich (Struthio camelus) digestive tract (Stevens & Hume 1995)   (from CD Chapter 5)


Table 7.8.  Adaptations of digestive strategies to environment   (from CD Chapter 7)
Adaptations to desert, high altitude, and arctic regions
(Stevens 1998)