ratites

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Topical Term
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ratites

These birds can't fly

Briefly describes ostriches, emus, cassowaries, and kiwis--flightless birds known as ratites--as well as another bird that cannot fly, the penguin.

Ostriches & other Ratites

Discusses the physical characteristics, habitats, and behavior of the flightless birds classified as ratites.

Birds that don't fly

1997
Describes the physical characteristics and habits of some kinds of flightless birds, including ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries, kiwis, and penguins.

Big birds

2000
Describes the physical characteristics, eating habits, defense behavior, and other aspects of large flightless birds both living and extinct, including ostriches, emus, cassowaries, rheas, elephant birds, and moas.

Ostriches & other ratites

2002
Discusses the physical characteristics, habitats, and behavior of the flightless birds classified as ratites.

Birds that don't fly

1998
Describes the physical characteristics and habits of some kinds of flightless birds, including ostriches, emus, rheas, cassowaries, kiwis, and penguins.

Ostriches, emus, rheas, kiwis, & cassowaries

1991
Discusses the physical characteristics, habitats, and behavior of the flightless birds classified as ratites.
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