They even brought back exotic animals, such as ostriches, elephants, and giraffes. Further, gazelles, foxes, dogs and ostriches are associated with jinn. Its architecture and art diversified, with pictures of lions, ostriches, giraffes, and elephants. The ostriches are flightless birds native to Africa. Farmed common ostriches in Australia have established feral populations. It is a ratite and therefore related to the emu, ostriches, rheas and kiwis. Escaped common ostriches in Australia have established feral populations. Ostriches, with the longest tracts at , are primarily herbivorous. The International Village hotel is especially noted for its domesticated ostriches. The Taar City Hotel is especially noted for its domesticated ostriches. The gnomes use mechanostriders, bipedal robots that loosely resemble ostriches, for their mounts. Ostriches and rheas are polygynous with each male courting several females. Soon, they get attacked by a flock of ostriches. The zoo was started when Houston schoolchildren bought two ostriches. Common ostriches in captivity have lived to 62 years and 7 months.