GET ME OUTTA RHEA

6ft ostrich-like bird at large in Devon has locals in a flap after menacing kids and horses

The 6ft South American fugitive is accused of ambushing horse-riding youngsters as its owner is said to have given up trying to catch it

By Alex West

23rd February 2018, 2:52 am

Updated: 23rd February 2018, 1:41 pm

AN escaped ostrich-like bird has got locals spitting feathers after menacing drivers and kids.

The 6ft South American rhea, which can run at 40mph, has been a fugitive for weeks.

The 6ft rha bird has been spotted in fields near the A3052 / Staffords Cross near Seaton, East Devon

Its owner is said to have given up trying to catch it. Mums are furious because it keeps ambushing youngsters when they go horse-riding. Jessica Youens-Stunell, 39, said in Seaton, Devon: “My children and horses have been lucky they weren’t injured.”

She said the bird left her horses petrified.

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