The beautiful Greater Rhea arrived at the park in September 2016, looking for a new life-long home from Drayton Manor Park. They are very interesting birds with very similar features to an Emu. They are flightless birds and the largest in their native country of South America. Rhea like to inhabit large open grasslands & savannahs in the wild and will live happily amongst other species such as our Reindeer; which are their neighbours as you start your journey onto our Nature Reserve.

The park’s young male has typically grey to brown plumage and stands approximately 5ft tall from head to foot; but some males can grow up to 6ft tall! They are a silent bird and will often be seen roaming their territory using their long wing feathers to balance when running and when making tight turnings.

See if you can hear the loud booming noise they make, as the sound travels around the park!

Say hello to Teat-Owl! One of the world’s largest species of owl, with a wingspan of up to 6 foot and a very interesting character at the park. 

Teat was brought to the sanctuary as he couldn’t fly, so his woodland enclosure amongst the parrots was the perfect spot for him to enjoy. See if you can spot him in the undergrowth and witness his beautiful firey orange eyes and unique call.

• Found in mostly mountainous and rocky areas of Eurasia.
• Mostly nocturnal and hunt small mammals such as rodents and rabbits but have a secondary prey of fish, reptiles and insects.
• Femlae Eagle Owls are often larger than males and both have distinctive eye colour and ear tufts.