Birds come in all sizes. The largest living bird is the Ostrich which can weigh 350 pounds. The smallest is the Bee Hummingbird of Cuba which measures only 2.5 inches from the tip of its long bill to the end of its tail.
Another way to illustrate the extremes in size: An Ostrich egg weighs about 3 pounds and measures about 5 inches long. A hummingbird egg is about the size of a pea and only weighs .02 ounces.
You could put over 4000 hummingbirds eggs inside one Ostrich egg.
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