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How Did the Ostrich Cross the Ocean? Its Ancestors Flew There
A remarkable fossil in the National Museum of Natural History’s collection reveals that the ancestors of modern flightless birds were capable of flying long distances
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In 1904, Theodore Roosevelt Won a Presidential Election…And a Pair of Ostriches
For President’s Day, learn the story behind the giant birds sent to Washington to celebrate Roosevelt’s reelection