How do flightless birds escape from predators?

Well, many flightless birds live on islands where there are no large land predators. They escape the aerial ones through camouflage and hiding. The few flightless birds that live in areas with large land predators are themselves large, and tend to be quite fast - they escape predators by outrunning them. read more

Well, many flightless birds live on islands where there are no large land predators. They escape the aerial ones through camouflage and hiding. The few flightless birds that live in areas with large land predators are themselves large, and tend to be quite fast - they escape predators by outrunning them. They also have a powerful kick. read more

Flightless birds are found throughout the world, though the largest concentration of flightless species is in New Zealand. Until the arrival of humans on the islands of New Zealand roughly 1,000 years ago, there were no large land predators in the region. read more