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,
A Letter to a Hindu A Letter to a Hindu "A Letter to a Hindu" (also known as "A Letter to a Hindoo") was a letter written by Leo Tolstoy to Tarak Nath Das on 14 December 1908. The letter was written in response to two letters sent by Das, seeking support from the famous Russian author and thinker for India's independence from British colonial rule. The letter was published in the Indian newspaper "Free Hindustan". The letter caused the young Mohandas Gandhi to write to the world-famous Tolstoy to ask for advice and for permission to reprint the "Letter" in Gandhi's own South African