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Species Status Distribution Lesser elephant bird: Mullerornis modestus EX Madagascar References This page was last edited on 31 January 2025, at 10:02 (UTC). Text is ...
The African ostrich is the largest living ratite. A large member of this species can be nearly 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in) tall, weigh as much as 156 kilograms (344 lb), [18] and can outrun a horse. Of the living species, the Australian emu is next in height, reaching up to 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in) tall and about 50 kilograms (110 lb). [18]
Most Amazonian species will move between the varzea forests and dry land depending on water levels. The puna tinamou occupies high ridges in the Andes but, in bad weather, will move down to the valley floors. Forest species, such as the slaty-breasted tinamou, maintain large home ranges through which they move in apparently random patterns.
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Skeletal mount (note damaged skull) Presently, most authorities consider the southern cassowary monotypic, but several subspecies have been described. [3] It has proven very difficult to confirm the validity of these due to individual variations, age-related variations, the relatively few available specimens (and the bright skin of the head and neck – the basis upon which several subspecies ...
Microplastics were detected in almost every seafood sample found off the coast of the western U.S. in a recent study. The particles were found in the edible tissue of six different species of fish.
Rheidae / ˈ r iː ɪ d iː / is a family of flightless ratite birds which first appeared in the Paleocene. [2] It is today represented by the sole living genus Rhea , but also contains several extinct genera.
There are also six other species that live mainly in the southern part of the state or desert areas. These include the Western Diamond-backed, Mohave Desert Sidewinder, Colorado Desert Sidewinder ...