Animals

Horns are present in both males and females.

Females are slightly larger than males, but their weight does not differ.

It hunts primarily invertebrates, especially insects and their larvae, which it digs out of the silt with its thin fingers and rapidly places in its mouth.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has recognized them as a species of least concern (LC), continuously since 1988.

An incubation period lasts 27 to 31 days. The hatching process takes 24 to 36 hours—the young break through the eggshell with a unique “tooth” that falls off soon after hatching.

They are known from wall paintings dating back to the 18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BC). The medical use o ...

They grow up to 27–35 centimeters and weigh an average of 9 to 14 kg. Bitches reach 24 to 32 centimeters in length and weigh an average of 8—13 kg.