Ostrich

Ostriches are a neutral mob that roam Savannas and Deserts. They can be male or female.

Female Ostriches are commonly mostly dull brown with white feathers located on their hindquarters. Males are black Ostriches with white feathered hindquarters, as well as pure black Ostriches. Rarely, albino forms may be found.

They have very large strides, with each stride they take being up to four blocks across. Due to this, they can be very fast, and hard to escape from. They run up to 240 blocks a minute while moving.

Behavior
They are usually found in Desert and Savanna biomes. They quite often stick their heads into Sand blocks.

If they see the player within their line of vision (roughly fifty blocks in whatever direction they're looking,) they will flee from them. Ostriches can be ridden, but will try to throw the player off if the Ostrich is untamed. If it succeeds in throwing the player off, the player will take damage, and the Ostrich will begin attacking the player. Once tamed, however, an Ostrich will not attempt to throw off the player. If the Ostrich has not been saddled, the player will slowly take damage while riding it.

Pumpkin Seeds send Ostriches into Love Mode/breeding mode, Melon Seeds heal Ostriches, and a random amount of regular Seeds tame them. These effects will be activated once the Ostrich ingests one of the aforementioned Seeds. They will eat any Seeds dropped or thrown on the ground. If they eat Seeds when no players are around, they will become tame to the next player they see.

Combat
Ostriches have high speed and high kicking attack power, so they can be difficult to defeat as well as run away from. However, Ostriches are one of the only mobs that drop Large Eggs, making the reward somewhat worth it. Ostriches have four and a half hearts of health, and deal three hearts of damage per kick. They spawn in groups of 1-5, and can be very dangerous if more than one attack at once. They sink and drown in water, and they are highly susceptible to fire and lava. It is recommended that Armor be brought when fighting Ostriches, as well as a Bucket of Water or Flint 'n' Steel.

Trivia

 * Ostriches are one of the fastest known mobs.