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Red Necked Ostrich booming, 9 March 2014

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Its probably a captive made type of bird. Kind of like the barbary lion and White tiger.

No - Red-necked Ostrich is a subspecies of Ostrich - Struthio camelus camelus - from northern Africa. And I think Gigit is referring to the behaviour, not the species!

Zoo Barbary Lions and white tigers are dubious, but both did have true wild origins or a true wild 'version' so neither name represents a 'captive made' taxon. And neither are birds, either... ;)
 
No - Red-necked Ostrich is a subspecies of Ostrich - Struthio camelus camelus - from northern Africa. And I think Gigit is referring to the behaviour, not the species!

Zoo Barbary Lions and white tigers are dubious, but both did have true wild origins or a true wild 'version' so neither name represents a 'captive made' taxon. And neither are birds, either... ;)
LIKE,LIKE,LIKE,LIKE!!!!
 
I regret using the word 'taxon' now, as the white tiger has never been a taxon - but it has been a naturally-occurring phenomenon (at least once, anyway).
 
Don't make barbarys and white tigers the same. One of these animals is still almost pure, the other one a theme-park-monster ;)
 

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