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Measurements
Height: 1.5m
Weight: 20 to 25kg
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Diet
They are omnivorous,
prefering broad-leaved plants and clover as well as several kinds
of seeds, roots and fruit. They also eat insects and small animals
like lizards, frogs, small birds and snakes.
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Identification
The rhea is a South American
cousin of the ostrich and the emu - from the ratite family. The Greater
Rhea has grey and brown plumage with a little white and black sprinkled
in it. They have feathers on their necks, but don't have any tail
feathers. |
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Behaviour
In the spring
the male Greater Rhea stay by themselves while the females form
small flocks Yearling rheas stay with the female flock until until
they are two years old. At the end of the summer, male, female,
and yearling rheas all come together to form large flocks.
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Distribution & Habitat
The Greater Rhea
lives on the pampas, and open woodlands in the south-eastern part
of South America. |
