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Ratites. Rhea Kiwi. Rhea. From Argentina 4 - 5’ tall, 60 - 80 pounds Males incubate the eggs and care for newborns uses of rhea: oils, meat and leather 3 toes/foot. Color: pale gray to brown No tail feathers, long body feathers cover posterior. Kiwi.
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Ratites Rhea Kiwi
Rhea • From Argentina • 4 - 5’ tall, 60 - 80 pounds • Males incubate the eggs • and care for newborns • uses of rhea: oils, meat and leather • 3 toes/foot
Color: pale gray to brown • No tail feathers, long body feathers cover posterior
Kiwi • Endangered species from New Zealand • Size of a chicken - 1’ tall and 2 - 9 pounds) • Nostrils on end of beak • Lays largest eggs compared to body size (same size as ostrich eggs!) • Nocturnal
Color: brown, gray feathers, no tail feathers • 3 toes/foot