A relative of the ostrich family, rheas can grow up to 5.5ft (1.7m) tall and run at speeds of 40mph (65km/h), which make them difficult to catch. Mr Alleyne had warned would-be rhea wranglers not ...

The first group comes from the Abilene Zoo in Texas and includes two female rheas, a large flightless bird related to ostriches and emus, and a male and two female cavies, a type of rodent that ...