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Unique Traits of Rhea and Kiwi: Endangered Ratites from Argentina and New Zealand

Discover the fascinating world of ratites, focusing on the rhea and kiwi. The rhea, found in Argentina, stands 4-5 feet tall, weighing 60-80 pounds. Male rheas incubate eggs and care for the young, utilizing their meat, oils, and leather. With pale gray to brown feathers and three toes per foot, their distinctive look sets them apart. Meanwhile, the kiwi, an endangered species from New Zealand, is chicken-sized, nocturnal, and lays the largest eggs relative to body size, featuring nostrils at the end of its beak. Learn more about these remarkable birds!

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Unique Traits of Rhea and Kiwi: Endangered Ratites from Argentina and New Zealand

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  1. Ratites Rhea Kiwi

  2. 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

  3. Color: pale gray to brown • No tail feathers, long body feathers cover posterior

  4. 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

  5. Color: brown, gray feathers, no tail feathers • 3 toes/foot

  6. This is not a kiwi bird!

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