15 Amazing Facts About 15 Birds

A common raven looking pretty pleased with itself.
A common raven looking pretty pleased with itself. / Andreas Saatze-Stein/500px/Getty Images
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2. Ostriches have the largest eyes of any land animal.

A group of ostriches in Kenya.
A group of ostriches in Kenya. / James Warwick/The Image Bank/Getty Images

Ostrich eyes are the largest of any animal that lives on land (though they can’t rival those of a few massive creatures that inhabit the depths of the sea). Approximately the size of a billiard ball, their eyes are actually bigger than their brains.

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