Ostriches & Hoopoes in Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptians were known to domesticate various spices of animals and birds even those known to us now as wild living beings. Among those domesticated birds known to us in our modern days as sort of wild are the Ostriches and Hoopoes. Ostriches and Hoopoes were not only domesticated and raised by ancient Egyptians but were also honored and venerated as having special meanings and symbolism in their life as well as in their cult and religion and that is beside their use in food, medicine, sports etc.,. In the following pages the two birds will be described scientifically as well as their importance, significance,uses and symbolism will be discussed with respect to ancient Egyptians in various epochs of ancient Egypt.