If there is an animal full of treasures, one can only sell for 10,000, will you raise it?
Special ostriches
Why are ostriches special? Let's start with the biological classification of it. Ostriches belong to the suborder Ostrich, Ostriches, Ostriches, ostriches. That is to say, it is such a bloodline.
African ostrich
There are many more subdivisions, and the ostrich we are most familiar with now belongs to the African ostrich. Because ostriches are not completely domesticated by humans, ostrich breeding also refers to African ostriches, which we will talk about later.
The African ostrich is generally 1 meter 3 to 3 meters long, 2.4 to 2.8 meters tall, and weighs 260 to 300 pounds, making it the largest surviving bird in the world.
Imagine such an ostrich, such a big ostrich leg, plus a secret dipping sauce, is it very exciting? Not only to eat, ostriches can also be used in scenic spots for people to take photos and ride.
African ostrich
In a small county town of 18 lines, there is a grandfather who raises ostriches and earns a net income of 200,000 or 300,000 yuan a year. It turned out that the tourism industry had been developed locally, and there were many tourists every day. This uncle pulled his own ostrich for people to take pictures, a 20, earning people's curiosity.
If it is cultivated in batches, the ostrich is a treasure. First of all, bird eggs can be eaten, and after eating the eggshell, they can also be carved into crafts, which is both beautiful and collectible.
A large ostrich is more than 200 pounds, ostrich meat is 50 pounds, and after being sold to a restaurant, it can be fried and stewed and can be shabu-shabu. Fluff can be made into a bib, leather can also be made into a strong and durable handbag, this body can be counted down to take several rich codes.
Wild ostriches have a very heterogeneous diet, plant stems, leaves, fruits, small bugs, small reptiles, small birds, etc., eat everything. The physical fitness is very good, and it can also be suitable for all kinds of bad weather.
African ostrich
And ostriches like to live in groups, and they don't fight in groups. Because of the well-developed air bags and good thermoregulation system, even in this hot weather now, you will not necessarily suffer from heat stroke.
Why no one raises
First, ostriches were not fully domesticated by humans. In most people's minds, ostriches are very timid by nature, and early science and education programs also said that ostriches will bury their heads in the soil when they encounter danger, which sounds a bit natural.
African ostrich
In fact, the little ostrich in reality looks quite cute, just like a chick. But adult ostriches are particularly grumpy, especially adult male ostriches. If nothing else, just by virtue of this pair of big long legs, you can't eat it when you get angry and kick you twice.
According to a netizen who has personal experience, he went to the zoo to play during the Qingming Festival. At first, I didn't want to see ostriches, but I passed by the ostrich park on the way to see the goats. As a result, an adult male ostrich thought it had violated its territory and came up with two legs.
The netizen's description is: It's like experiencing a car accident, marvel Thor's hammer directly hit the feeling. It's also a chain of feet, so that people don't have time to think about where to go.
African ostrich
It is also thanks to this netizen that he did not react and fled. Ostriches are suspicious by nature and responsive. Once you run away, it will catch up with those two big legs of one meter and eight meters.
The ostrich can sprint at more than 70 kilometers per hour, can maintain this speed for 5 minutes, and can also climb over a fence more than 5 meters high. Even if the flyer Bolt came, he would have to be chased up and kicked twice.
Ostriches, on the other hand, are troublesome to keep. Although this guy is grumpy, he is very timid and is very prone to stress reactions. In the New Year, every household in the countryside will set off firecrackers, according to the small boldness of the ostrich, I am afraid that it will not be directly burped.
Ostrich feet
Moreover, the children of the ostrich are very weak and need to pay attention to the combination of diet, but they must not be too greasy or nutritious. From time to time, you have to prepare to eat some small stones to promote digestion. Coupled with sand and gravel floors and elevated fences, labor and site costs have also risen
The taste is not tasty
Speaking of ostriches are treasures, I believe that most people's first question is: Are ostriches delicious? Unfortunately, ostrich meat should not be quite in line with the tastes of most Chinese people.
There are all sorts of great things to do, but the ostrich eats like a king-size turkey. It's just that the turkey meat is particularly woody and doesn't taste good. Ostrich meat, on the other hand, is mostly red meat with less fat. After processing, the meat is shredded and torn continuously. Delicious estimates are only two wings.
Ostrich meat
In addition, some people say that ostrich meat tastes very similar to human flesh, and ten years ago, the Kunming ostrich meat incident broke out, so many people are not psychologically acceptable.
For a variety of reasons, although there are also ostriches on the mainland, there are still not many. Even fewer people eat ostrich meat. But it's different abroad.
Ostriches were domesticated in the last 150 years, why is this point in time? Because in the Victorian period in Britain, it was almost a crazy meat age. There was a man named Frank Buckland, known as the "Omnivore Light", and even Baye, who stood at the top of the food chain, was ashamed of himself.
Ostrich meat
The elder brother's family has a variety of animals, from tigers and lions to monkey hedgehogs, and ostriches are naturally among them. It's all about satisfying the frank family's taste buds. It was also at this time that people began to domesticate ostriches.
In addition, the bronze age of ancient Greece also had a history of ostrich breeding, and some Greek artifacts and murals also have people riding ostriches. Nineteenth-century Australia also had a legend of the "Ostrich Thief", but this is likely to be fictional.
Because the U.S. Army once let soldiers try to ride an ostrich, and finally found that although the ostrich ran fast, it could not run like a horse for a long time, so it gave up.