Grey biiiiiig chickens

Other inhabitants of Patagonia are Nandus. They look like ostrich (autruche). They are quite difficult to see as they have the same color as the ground or bushes. If they sit, from far away, you can think it is a bush.

They are more afraid of humans than guanacos for example. They run fast too.

The nandus are also called choique in mapuche. The young ones are called charitos. Everytime I saw a mother with young ones, she had between 10 and 15 of those little ones running everywhere.

Come on kids

Nandus have style too...

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thetourist on December 6, 2007 from Puerto Natales, Chile

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