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The '''rhea''' is a large flightless [[bird]] found on the [[pampas]] (plains) of [[South America]]. It is similar to the [[ostrich]] but is slightly smaller. The female rhea is a prolific egg-layer, and may lay up to sixty eggs in a year.

There are two [[species]] of rhea. The common (or greater) rhea is the better known of the two species, and is described above. The [[Darwin's rhea]] is much smaller, and lives in the [[Andes]] mountains above 12,000 feet. It is an [[endangered species]].

A few rhea farms exist in the [[United States]], and the meat is prized for its healthy qualities, as it is very lean.

* [http://www.eggcrazy.com/rheainfo.html information on rheas and rhea farming]

[[Category:birds]]