Bolas
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Bolas or bolases is a type of throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, used to capture animals by entangling their legs. Bolas were most famously used by the gauchos, but h
A hunter using bolas while mounted on a horse.
Puelche warriors using bolas in the 19th century
A group of gauchos hunting rheas with bolas in La Pampa, Argentina, 1905.
Rhea (bird)
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The rhea, also known as the ñandú is a South American ratite of the order Rheiformes. Rheas are distantly related to the two African ostriches and Australia's emu, with rheas placing just behind the e
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…of Pre-Columbian settlements, especially in Patagonia, where indigenous peoples (particularly the Tehuelche) used them to catch 200-pound guanacos and rheas. The Mapuche and the Inca army used them in battle. Mapuche warriors used bolas in their confrontations with the Chilean Army during the Occupation of…
Greater rhea pair arp
Greater rheas (Rhea americana) dustbathing at Marwell Zoo: The two individuals on the left are leucistic.
Greater rhea head close up
A rhea at the Parque Luro, Argentina