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Instead of "fly like an eagle," perhaps it should be "fly like a condor." A newly published study notes that Andean condors are able to fly more than 100 miles without flapping their wings once ...
Reuters. An endangered Andean condor sits inside an enclosure where it is being treated before its eventual re-release into the wild, in the Talagante's Rehabilitation Center for Birds of Prey, at ...
LIMA (Reuters) – Strapping a giant condor to the back of a raging bull is a central part of an Andean festival celebrated in Peru but some people worried about the endangered vulture’s future ...
Talk about the path of least resistance. An observation from a recent study on flight habits of large birds followed an Andean condor that soared in the skies for 100 miles without having to flap ...
The Andean condor has the largest wing surface of any flying bird. The wingspan of an adult males can surpass 10ft (3m). It is a national symbol in Peru, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Ecuador.
The National Aviary is giving everyone a glimpse into its Andean Condor nest. (Source: National Aviary) Lianni, the Aviary's 34-year-old condor, has laid an egg with her partner, ...
Andean condor couple Lianni and Lurch are brooding a new egg after losing a chick — a rarity in captivity — last year at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh’s North Side. Food is being brought ...
KDKA-TV Afternoon Forecast (9/8) 03:19 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - It was a big day for the National Aviary's Andean Condor chick. The aviary revealed her name, and she fledged the nest for the first time.
An Andean condor being treated in Chile with lead in its blood, a pellet embedded in its skull and a satellite tracker from Argentina highlights the challenges of conserving this endangered bird.