In this forest thick with trees up to 600 years old lives the southernmost population of the California condor (Gymnogyps ...

Upon leaving the nest, young often remain dependent on their parents until the next breeding season. FEEDING: Condors feed exclusively on carrion, favoring deer, cattle, sheep, and even marine mammals ...

The fact that there are now an estimated 344 condors flying free globally — while just 22 birds remained in the wild in 1982 — reflects a remarkable captive breeding comeback. 51 condors ...

Andean condors are massive birds, among the largest in the world that are able to fly. Because they are so heavy (up to 33 pounds), even their enormous 10-foot wingspan needs some help to keep ...

North America's largest avian narrowly escaped extinction in the mid-1980s when the last 22 wild California condors became star participants in a captive-breeding program. Thanks to those efforts, ...