Rhea (Rhea americana)

The Rheas are large ratites (flightless birds without a keel on their sternum bone) in the order Rheiformes, native to South America, related to the ostrich and emu. There are two extant species: the greater or American rhea (Rhea americana) and the lesser or Darwin’s rhea (Rhea pennata).

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They have a large range over half of South America but most people will see them most easily in the Pantanal.

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I struggled to find anything filmed in the wild but this one in a safari park is pretty good.