Armchair Anglican Church

08/02/2026

07/30/2026

The ostrich egg is the largest egg in the world and weighs 3-5 pounds. The shell is incredibly strong and actually requires a handsaw or a hammer to crack it open. A 200-pound person can stand on an ostrich egg, and it won't break.

But somehow, the baby ostrich can break through at just the right time. This is because there are thousands of microscopic pores in the shell that expand at approximately 45 days, just before the baby ostrich is ready to hatch. It allows the baby to break through the shell. This pore expansion occurs in other bird eggs as well.

The ostrich chick will grow to become approximately 9 feet tall and 345 pounds (for males) 5 feet and 260 pounds for females.

An ostrich kick can easily kill a lion in the wild. Their kick can generate 2,000 pounds of force.

The ostrich really is a wonder of God's creation.