| 单词 | rhea |
| 例句 | Darwin has hunted rheas in Patagonia, studied owls outside Buenos Aires, and scaled a waterfall in Tahiti. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Ellen has also interrupted Blake’s TikToks to stare curiously at the phone — as has Princess, an affectionate deer, and Regina, a curious rhea. We asked Emmanuel the TikTok-interrupting emu about his sudden fame 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z There could be an expression "like hunting rhea in a pen", meaning the same as "like shooting fish in a barrel". TV review: Jaguars Born Free: Natural World Special; Wild Things 2013-01-21T22:30:01Z The poor rhea, which is a sort of South American ostrich, hasn't got a bloody chance against three hungry jaguars. TV review: Jaguars Born Free: Natural World Special; Wild Things 2013-01-21T22:30:01Z Yet rheas only live in South America, and ostriches only live in Africa. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Conservationists in Chile are reintroducing the rhea to its native Patagonia region, after the at-risk flightless bird was brought to near-extinction by illegal hunting. At-risk rheas released into Chile's Patagonia for repopulation 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Its rich wildlife includes 11,620 plant species and more than 200 species of mammals, including jaguars, anteaters, rhea birds and tapirs. The Cerrado: how Brazil’s vital ‘water tank’ went from forest to soy fields 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z The rhea is a South American bird that can’t fly and is distantly related to emus and ostriches. The rhea-sistance: bird pecks Bolsonaro during coronavirus quarantine 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z The rheas, also known as nandu, were initially mistaken for Australian ostriches. Ostrich-like birds' Venice day out earns fines for owners 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Darwin saw two species of rheas in South America. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Last month, fourteen rheas were released into Patagonia's national park by the Tompkins Conservation, bounding from a fenced enclosure into a grassy plain. At-risk rheas released into Chile's Patagonia for repopulation 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Given their superficial similarity, then, it’d be tempting to think that rheas and their relatives might be able to unlock the secrets of how dinosaurs moved. Run Like a Dinosaur 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z Other creatures, including rheas - giant ostrich-like birds – will soon join the endangered species list if nothing is done to reverse the slide, says Ricardo Machado, a zoology professor at the University of Brasilia. Special Report: Appetite for destruction - Soy boom devours... 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The rheas, which are native to South America, arrived in the city by train on Thursday with their Slovenian owners from nearby San Donà del Piave, where a circus is in town. Ostrich-like birds' Venice day out earns fines for owners 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Male rheas build the nest, incubate the eggs, and guard the chicks for the first six months of life. Meet the Single Dads of the Animal World 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z "In the Aysen region there are only two valleys where the rheas live and they are very important to the well-being of the Patagonian steppe." At-risk rheas released into Chile's Patagonia for repopulation 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Daniel mentioned “rhea,” a large, flightless South American bird. Kids from 6 to 15 savor moments at National Spelling Bee 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Among them are more birds, including emus, rheas and black-crowned African cranes. Bloomfield wildlife park takes visitors on safari 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Greater rheas graze in savanna grass in South America. World’s Biggest Birds Are Stellar Dads and Unusual Lovers She made no speeches or public statements Wednesday and was photographed strolling through the grounds of the presidential palace in exercise clothing, among long-necked rheas — large, flightless birds native to South America. Brazil’s Senate readies impeachment vote against President Rousseff 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z The rhea is an essential part of the ecosystem in Patagonia, helping to distribute seeds throughout the region with its largely vegetarian diet, said Carolina Morgado, executive director of Tompkins Conservation. At-risk rheas released into Chile's Patagonia for repopulation 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Its huge turbines – each 108 metres tall – tower over grasslands full of cattle and rhea birds . Uruguay makes dramatic shift to nearly 95% clean energy 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z The rhea, which is related to the ostrich, escaped from a private collection in Carlton-in-Lindrick, near Worksop, between Monday and Tuesday. Ostrich-like bird escapes in Nottinghamshire - BBC News 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z The ratites include African ostriches and emus, cassowaries, and kiwis, all of the South Pacific and greater and lesser rheas of South America. World’s Biggest Birds Are Stellar Dads and Unusual Lovers Giraffes, rheas, otters, quokkas, and dolphins feature in the photos, but less majestic animals are represented too. Zookeepers do their best Jurassic World impression with pigs and penguins 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z For example, dense cane thickets act as a barrier to the rhea. Farmers Urge Return of Jaguars to Protect Crops 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Last May, another escaped rhea, from the same smallholding, was shot at Barkway Park Golf Club near Royston by a gamekeeper. Escaped Rhea caught on camera 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z An animal control arrived and shot the rhea with a tranquilizer dart. Large flightless bird closes Indiana highway 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z "It's remarkable that elephant birds, rheas, moa, ostriches and emus all evolved their very similar body types and size independently from a small, flighted ancestor." Tiny Kiwi and Giant Elephant Bird Are Close Cousins 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z The group, which boasts some of the world's largest birds, includes emus and cassowaries in Australia, rheas in South America, ostriches in Africa and kiwis in New Zealand. Little kiwi, huge extinct elephant bird were birds of a feather 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z The rhea, which is similar to an ostrich, is six years old and normally lives with three others rheas on its owner's land at Starling's Green. Escaped rhea 'death threat issued' 2014-04-20T14:25:57Z South American rhea birds are theoretically capable of disembowelling a person with a single swipe of their claw. 10 things we didn't know last week 2014-04-19T01:17:06Z The rhea, often called the "South American ostrich", is said to be able to disembowel a person with one flick of its claws. Quiz of the week's news 2014-04-17T23:42:52Z Ratites live all over the planet: ostriches in Africa, emus in Australia, rheas in South America and kiwis in New Zealand. Tiny Kiwi and Giant Elephant Bird Are Close Cousins 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z The bird, a South American rhea, escaped from a farm in Hertfordshire last month. There’s a giant bird “capable of disemboweling a human” on the run in England 2014-04-15T19:39:00Z We drove a long way to the northern border of the park but saw no anteaters or rheas. Can Endangered Animals Coexist with Big Ag? [Excerpt] 2013-02-22T19:15:00.507Z In defence of its territory it wages perpetual war against most living creatures, the objects of its special abhorrence being men, dogs, rheas, and birds of prey generally. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z A South American rhea, capable of killing a person, is on the loose in Hertfordshire. Quiz of the week's news 2014-04-17T23:42:52Z The largest species of flightless birds alive today are called the ratites, and include the ostrich, emu and rhea. Tiny Kiwi and Giant Elephant Bird Are Close Cousins 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z “I think the rhea was as amazed to see a cyclist as I was to see a rhea.” There’s a giant bird “capable of disemboweling a human” on the run in England 2014-04-15T19:39:00Z “Ema” is the Brazilian name for the greater rhea, an ostrich relative that is common there. Can Endangered Animals Coexist with Big Ag? [Excerpt] 2013-02-22T19:15:00.507Z Tinamou, tin′a-mōō, n. a South American genus of birds sometimes called partridges, but really more akin to bustards, and having affinities with the rhea and emu. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Ostriches and emus are members of the ratites, a group of flightless birds that also includes rheas and kiwis. Ostrich Penis Clears Up Evolutionary Mystery 2011-12-08T20:45:01.940Z Cassowary, kas′ō-war-i, n. a genus of running birds, nearly related to the true ostrich, and nearer to the American rhea. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z For those unfamiliar with the rhea, the Telegraph provides these helpful facts: There’s a giant bird “capable of disemboweling a human” on the run in England 2014-04-15T19:39:00Z It is not a true ostrich, but a "rhea," and its feathers and plumes are comparatively but of small value. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z The male rhea will then chase anything, including females, away from the hatched chicks and raise them completely on his own. Good Dads and Not-So-Good Dads in the Animal Kingdom 2011-06-19T10:15:00.293Z Later this month, the chain will also stock rhea eggs – 10 times the size of medium hens' eggs, which take roughly 90 minutes to hard boil – costing £25 each. Turkey eggs make UK supermarket debut 2011-04-10T14:14:10Z The bast tissues of dicotyledonous annuals furnish such staple materials as flax, hemp, rhea or ramie and jute. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The last of these are now known as rheas, and the preceding as cassowaries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The habits of the rhea show a great similarity to those of the Struthio, and it is quite a folly to make separate genera of them. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z But among some large, flightless birds like emus and rheas, the male is often the sole keeper of the nest. Father-Child Bonds in the Animal World, Special and Strange 2010-06-14T22:33:00Z Indeed, wild life was not plentiful, although we saw ostriches—the South American rhea—and there was an occasional guanaco, or wild llama. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Of birds the number of species greatly exceeds that of the mammals, including the rhea of the pampas and condor of the Andes, and the tiny, brilliant-hued humming-birds of the tropical North. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The native fauna includes the puma, the jaguar, the tapir, the llama, the alpaca, the vicu�a, armadillos, the rhea or nandu, a species of ostrich, &c. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Darwin’s rhea is less in size, but very similar in colour, form, and habits. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z In the Gran Chaco metacarpal bones of the rhea are in use, wrapped in a blanket when they represent male, in a petticoat when they are female. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" The rusty rhea takes things below with perfect directness. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 An Illustrated Monthly We had already seen pumas, and even the terrible jaguar of the plains; we had killed more than one rhea—the American ostrich—and deer in abundance. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure There are three species of the rhea, or South-American ostrich; and forty-two of these would have a journey of eight thousand miles before them, by the shortest route: but how could they cross the Atlantic? The Deluge in the Light of Modern Science A Discourse Even in South America the range of the rhea is limited, and does not extend to the equator, though it comes much farther within the tropics than is generally imagined. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z The rhea, when pursued, readily takes to the water; and sometimes even of its own accord, when not frightened, will swim across a river. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Flocks of rheas—ostrichlike birds—were common in the open country. The Black Phantom Not the particular one which exclusively forms their repast, but of ostriches in general, and more especially those of South America commonly called rheas; though to the gauchos better known by the name avestruz. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco How could the ostriches of Africa, the emus of Australia, and the rheas of South America, get there,—birds that never fly? The Deluge in the Light of Modern Science A Discourse The eggs of the rhea are of a bluish cast. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z The rhea is easily tamed, and is constantly seen about the huts of the Patagonians. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America When we go farther south, in the direction of Patagonia, we find other tribes who subsist principally upon the guanaco, the vicuña, and the rhea or South-American ostrich. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Not soldier-cranes, though creatures with necks and legs quite as long; for they are rheas. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco In further illustration of fundamental principles various developments in the textile industries are discussed, e.g. the bleaching of jute, cotton, and flax, and special developments in the spinning of rhea and flax. Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 In form and habits it resembles both, and in colour it is quite like the rhea. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z Here the tall rhea, the American ostrich, with outstretched wings runs swiftly across the plain. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The next in importance to linen is ramie or rhea, and China grass. Textiles and Clothing So saying, he draws his knife across the rhea’s throat, to make sure before releasing its legs from the thong. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco The creature was an emu; of the same family as the African ostrich, the rhea of America, and the cassowary of the Indian archipelago. Twice Lost It is supposed that, like the rhea, there are two species of emeu—another and smaller one having been reported as existing in the northern parts of the great island of Australia. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z The rhea is hunted by the Gauchos and Indians on horseback. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America One form is exemplified by the ostrich, rhea, emeu, cassowary, apteryx, dinornis, &c. On the Genesis of Species For by this the rheas have pretty well recovered from their scare, and are again tranquilly striding about. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco In conclusion I may observe, that the Struthio rhea inhabits the country of La Plata as far as a little south of the Rio Negro in lat. The Voyage of the Beagle In the peninsula of Malacca and the islands of the Asiatic Archipelago, the ostrich has a representative that differs from it more than either rhea or emeu. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z The process, as carried out, consists in first treating the rhea according to M. Favier's invention. Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 This 'wild mirth of the desert,' which the gaucho has known for the last three centuries, is now passing away, for the rhea's fleetness can no longer avail him. The Naturalist in La Plata To play this game we had bolas, only the balls at the end of the thong were not of lead like those with which the grown-up gaucho hunter captures the real ostrich or rhea. Far Away and Long Ago Up to within about twenty years ago, rheas were seldom or never shot in La Plata and Patagonia, but were always hunted on horseback and caught with the bolas. The Naturalist in La Plata And before the horse going at top speed can be reined in and turned round, the rhea has had time to recover his wind and get a hundred yards away or more. Far Away and Long Ago In all cases the rhea was used green and comparatively freshly cut. Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 I have been unable to detect any, though I have observed scores of young rheas in captivity, taken before the parent bird had taught them what to fear. The Naturalist in La Plata These rough plains were also the haunt of the rhea, our ostrich, and it was here that I first had a close sight of this greatest and most unbird-like bird of our continent. Far Away and Long Ago The gaucho is inordinately fond of the two gamiest-flavoured animals in the pampas—the ostrich or rhea and the hairy armadillo. Far Away and Long Ago In spring—August to October—we occasionally had an ostrich or rhea's egg in the form of a huge omelette at breakfast, and it was very good. Far Away and Long Ago The problem of its cultivation has long being solved, for within certain limits rhea can be grown in any climate. Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 |
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