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| An extremely timid ostrich-sized bird capable of disemboweling a human with its sharp claws is on the loose in the quiet English countryside | An extremely timid ostrich-sized bird capable of disemboweling a human with its sharp claws is on the loose in the quiet English countryside |
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| It's a good job the Giant Rhea bird is known for being extremely timid, because if it wasn't it might claw you right in the stomach. | |
| Standing at over six feet tall, capable of running at speeds of 40mph and with claws so sharp they can (according to some scary reports) disembowel a human being with a single blow, it's a good job it scares easily. | Standing at over six feet tall, capable of running at speeds of 40mph and with claws so sharp they can (according to some scary reports) disembowel a human being with a single blow, it's a good job it scares easily. |
| The people of Hertfordshire could be forgiven for brushing up on their Giant Rhea knowledge after one was spotted on the loose in the English countryside. | The people of Hertfordshire could be forgiven for brushing up on their Giant Rhea knowledge after one was spotted on the loose in the English countryside. |
| The bird, which went missing from its owner four weeks ago in Brent Pelham, a village in east Hertfordshire, has been spotted in fields around the area after being spooked by the local hunt. | The bird, which went missing from its owner four weeks ago in Brent Pelham, a village in east Hertfordshire, has been spotted in fields around the area after being spooked by the local hunt. |
| It's owner, Jo Clarke, who keeps four of the birds, told ITV News that understandably she has no idea how to recapture the massive, fast moving, potentially deadly bird. | It's owner, Jo Clarke, who keeps four of the birds, told ITV News that understandably she has no idea how to recapture the massive, fast moving, potentially deadly bird. |
| A local man Ray Murdoch caught sight of the bird while on a bike ride through Nuthampstead: "In the distance I saw what appeared to be a large bird, the closer I got the more perplexed I got, I thought it was a crane, I got closer, no it isn't, I thought it was an ostrich, by the time I drew almost level to it, it was looking over its shoulder at me, trotting along, and I thought it was an emu," he said. | A local man Ray Murdoch caught sight of the bird while on a bike ride through Nuthampstead: "In the distance I saw what appeared to be a large bird, the closer I got the more perplexed I got, I thought it was a crane, I got closer, no it isn't, I thought it was an ostrich, by the time I drew almost level to it, it was looking over its shoulder at me, trotting along, and I thought it was an emu," he said. |
| Jane Garner, a Brent Pelham resident, told ITV the bird had been spotted around the villages. | Jane Garner, a Brent Pelham resident, told ITV the bird had been spotted around the villages. |
| Preferring to take a less alarmist view on the potential of the large bird to beak someone she told reporters: "The good thing about it is there is plenty of food and the weather's nice so it's as happy as anything!" | |
| The RSPCA is urging anyone who spots the bird to get in contact with them immediately. | The RSPCA is urging anyone who spots the bird to get in contact with them immediately. |