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Ostrich's flightless cousin, minus the fame, minus the height, plus three toes.
means A large flightless bird native to South America, related to the ostrich and emu but smaller, with three toes instead of two.
from Named after Rhea, a Titaness of Greek mythology — mother of the gods Zeus, Hera, and others. Why a South American bird got a Greek goddess's name isn't fully settled; the genus was coined by an English naturalist in the early 19th century, and as with many such scientific names, the mythological label was likely chosen simply for its grand, fitting sound rather than any deeper symbolic link.
- origin
- native to South American grasslands
- toes
- three per foot, ostriches have two
- parenting
- males incubate eggs and raise chicks alone
- name
- titaness in greek myth, mother of zeus