abstract:The Middle Eastern Ostrich or Arabian Ostrich (Struthio camelus syriacus) is an extinct subspecies of the ostrich which lived on the Arabian Peninsula and in the Near East until the mid-20th century.
The Ostrich, alsocalled the Africanostrich, is the largest living birdonearth, oftenfoundinAfricaandthe ArabianPeninsula, living mainlyonplants, insects, worms, small birds and reptiles.