Albertus says: "The ostrich is a bird of the deserts of Libya, but it has still been seen rather often in our parts. A young one is ash grey and totally well feathered, although its plume feathers are not strong. In its second year and thereafter, its body is laid bare as it completely loses its feathers on its thighs, neck, and head. But it is probtected from the cold by a tough skin and the very black feathers of its back tur into a sort of wooly substance. It has very large thighs, fleshy legs, a white skin, and only two toes on its foot like a camel. It is therefore called the cameleon by some Greeks and asida by others."
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