Rhea (bird) males of "R. americana" can reach tall at the head, at the back and can weigh up to , The lesser rhea is somewhat smaller as they are only tall at the back. Their wings are large for a flightless bird () and are spread while running, to act like sails. Unlike most birds, rheas have only three toes. Their tarsus has 18 to 22 horizontal plates on the front of it. They also store urine separately in an expansion of the cloaca. Rheas are from South America only and are limited within the continent to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Four Bird Brothers Four Bird Brothers The tale of Four Bird Brothers are folk legend that repeatedly appears in Lee Yeongdo's fantasy novel "The Bird That Drinks Tears" and its sequel "The Bird That Drinks Blood". In the fictional world of the series, according to the legend of "Kitalzer Hunters" there were once four bird brothers who each had taste for different kind of liquids. Sometimes in a form of story and sometimes in a form of riddle, the tale of this four brothers appears repeatedly throughout both "The Bird That Drinks Tears" and "The Bird That Drinks Blood". The tale is told