National Zoo Rhea Chick
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Two of the four new rhea chicks at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo nest in the feathers of their father. The chicks hatched on April 20 and were the first rhea chicks to hatch at the National Zoo in 30 years. Dedicated fathers, it is the male rhea who incubates the eggs and protects the chicks after they hatch. The Zoo is now home to a total of seven rheas: a male, two females, and the four new chicks. Photo Credit Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo Date April 24, 2008 |
A rhea chick and its father stroll around the rheas’ outside exhibit at the birdhouse of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. This rhea chick, along with three brothers and sisters, hatched at the National Zoo on April 20 and has been raised by its father. Although this parenting behavior is unusual, male rheas build the nest, incubate the eggs, and raise the chicks after they hatch. The bird originally comes from South America and can grow to be over five feet tall. Photo Credit Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo Date June 4, 2008 |
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How will the only male rhea at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo spend Father’s Day? He will spend it much like he has spent the past eight weeks: as a proud papa nurturing and caring for his four chicks born April 20. This is the first time in some 30 years that rhea chicks have hatched at the Zoo. Photo Credit Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo Date June 4, 2008 |
How will the only male rhea at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo spend Father’s Day? He will spend it much like he has spent the past eight weeks: as a proud papa nurturing and caring for his four chicks born April 20. This is the first time in some 30 years that rhea chicks have hatched at the Zoo. Photo Credit Jessie Cohen /Smithsonian’s National Zoo Date April 24, 2008 |
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National Zoo keepers Gwen Cooper (L), Christine Stout and Biologist Sara Hallager weigh one of the Zoo's rhea chicks. The chicks were born April 20. This is the first time in some 30 years that rhea chicks have hatched at the Zoo. Photo Credit Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo Date May 21, 2008 |
National Zoo keepers place an identification tag on one of the Zoo's rhea chicks. The chicks were born April 20. This is the first time in some 30 years that rhea chicks have hatched at the Zoo. Photo Credit Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo Date May 21, 2008 |
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How will the only male rhea (pictured) at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo spend Father’s Day? He will spend it much like he has spent the past eight weeks: as a proud papa nurturing and caring for his four chicks born April 20. This is the first time in some 30 years that rhea chicks have hatched at the Zoo. Photo Credit Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo Date June 4, 2008 |
Three of the four new rhea chicks at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo nest in the feathers of their father. The chicks hatched on April 20 and were the first rhea chicks to hatch at the National Zoo in 30 years. Dedicated fathers, it is the male rhea who incubates the eggs and protects the chicks after they hatch. The Zoo is now home to a total of seven rheas: a male, two females, and the four new chicks. Photo Credit Mehgan Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo Date April 24, 2008 |
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