Mihrabat Nature Park japonicum"), green olive tree ("Phillyrea latifolia"), dog-rose ("Rosa canina") and common medlar ("Mespilus germanica"). European ivy ("Hedera helix") is found in the nature as creeper plant. On the hillsides, flowering plants such as stonecrops ("Sedum hispanicum") and ("Sedum spurium"), oleander ("Nerium oleander"), rosemary ("Rosmarinus officinalis") and nandina ("Nandina domestica ")). Observed bird species in the nature park are sparrow, dunnock, common raven, woodpecker and European goldfinch. Other animals found in the park are hare, squirrel, tortoise, lixard. Mihrabat Nature Park Mihrabat Nature Park () is a nature park located on the Asian part in Beykoz district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.
Common ostrich racing. Chandler, Arizona, hosts the annual "Ostrich Festival", which features common ostrich races. Racing has also occurred at many other locations such as Virginia City in Nevada, Canterbury Park in Minnesota, Prairie Meadows in Iowa, Ellis Park in Kentucky, and the Fairgrounds in New Orleans, Louisiana. Common ostrich The common ostrich ("Struthio camelus"), or simply ostrich, is a species of large flightless bird native to Africa. It is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus "Struthio" in the ratite order of birds. The other is the Somali ostrich ("Struthio molybdophanes"), which was recognized