The original specimen of Rhea pennata (Darwin's Rhea) was cooked and served up as a meal before Darwin realised that it was a new species: https://en.wikipedia

The original specimen of Rhea pennata (Darwin's Rhea) was cooked and served up as a meal before Darwin realised that it was a new species: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_rhea#History_of_the_discovery_of_the_genus_Rhea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_rhea#History_of_the...