Greater Rhea
- Rhea americana
- Greater rheas are found in treeless, open grasslands in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina, also known in South America as pampas.
- Like the ostrich, the male rhea, will court two to twelve females. He’ll make a nest on the ground, incubate the eggs, and take care of the young for the first 6 months.
- Males have a loud, booming call, whereas the females have no voice.
- In the wild, rheas feed on vegetation, insects and some small animals.
- CITES Appendix II – a species not presently threatened with extinction , but may become so unless their trade is regulated.
Location at Palm Beach Zoo
- At the suspension bridge at our Tropics of Americas exhibits next to the jaguars.
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