All that relates to the extremes of imagination mother nature, necessarily becomes a subject of interest of the masses.The man never ceases to amaze "the most - most" of its creations.You can find hundreds of top-rated devoted large and small, fast and slow, nice and nasty things.The representatives of the animal world - one of the most interesting and popular categories.Who holds the palm in the category "The biggest bird of the world"?
If we are talking about the representatives of this class, we first talk about flying his representative.If you look back in history, and there we find this amazing piece of feathered fauna as Argentavis.Indeed, it is the largest flying bird that ever spawned nature.Judge for yourself.The distance between the tips of the wings - 8 (!) Meters;body length (from head to tail) - 3.5 m. In a sitting position, this colossus could reach a height of 2 meters.In some sources you can find mention of the fact that the life expectancy of this amazing prehistoric bird could exceed one century.To confirm or refute this assertion is difficult.The weight of the animal exceeds 80 kg.Scientists believe that this bird was flying beautifully.The only thing that gives them the question - how it is obtained?Such impressive size, as many believe, should initially make impossible any attempt to take off.However, a number of researchers willing rather fiercely and convincingly prove the possibility of flight and at such a large scale animal.That was the biggest bird in the world 5 million years ago.
Nowadays leadership can be divided between several birds.If we continue to talk about the flying birds, that there is most often mention the Andean condor and the wandering albatross.Sometimes - of the king vulture and pelican (the white).Take those who are beginning the majority of ratings, namely, the condor and the albatross.They can rightfully bear the title of "biggest bird that can fly."The wingspan can exceed 3 meters (at the largest albatross, who lived on the planet, this figure is only 30 and does not see "fell short" of up to 4 meters), the weight can be more than 12 kg.
If in this top including those birds that are not able to fly, the list is growing.Within this category there is an undoubted leader.This ostrich.Despite the fact that conquer the air space it is not necessary, the title of "biggest bird," he was awarded on merit.The height of this magnificent creations of nature can reach 250 cm. A total of 50 cm less than the wingspan of a two-legged giant birds, but raised in the air of the owner, they can not.Such injustice ostrich easily compensates for incredibly fast run.If necessary, it can develop a speed of slightly less than 100 km / hour.As the largest flightless bird among colleagues can act emperor penguin.The growth of this handsome man can reach 130 cm, weight - 40 kg.Of course, to contend with an ostrich it is difficult, but the incredible beauty and amazing generosity, coupled with the relatively large size allow us to say that this is the largest bird among penguins.
