Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 87
has been estimated by I )r. Livingstone at26 miles an hour. He says:—The ostrich,when feeding, has a pace of from 20 to 22 inches ;when walking at other times about 4 inchesmore. In general the eye cannot follow its legs.I was once able to count the steps by a stop-watch, and if I am not mistaken,… … hunted in the province of Buenos Ayres, withhalf-bred greyhounds, and, in the words of aneye-witness, it is difficult to conceive anythingmore exciting than a. run after one of thesebirds. Their speed is astcnishing ; they almost invariably run down, or side on to, the wind,and, if there is a good…
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