Flightless bird Flightless bird Flightless birds are birds that through evolution lost the ability to fly. There are over 60 extant species including the well known ratites (ostrich, emu, cassowary, rhea and kiwi) and penguins. The smallest flightless bird is the Inaccessible Island rail (length 12.5 cm, weight 34.7 g). The largest (both heaviest and tallest) flightless bird, which is also the largest living bird, is the ostrich (2.7 m, 156 kg). Ostriches are farmed for their decorative feathers, meat and their skins, which are used to make leather. Many domesticated birds, such as the domestic chicken and domestic duck, have lost
Love Is a Four Letter Word (album) January 3, 2012. The song peaked at number 8 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100. The song was initially presented as a lyric video around its January release, before another video was released in March 2012. "The Freedom Song" (March 13), "93 Million Miles" (March 27) and "Everything Is Sound" (April 10) were each released as pre-release tracks in the run up to the album's release, with each song having a lyric video on the official YouTube page. Later, "93 Million Miles" was released as the second official single. "The Woman I Love" was released as the third official single