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: a very large American vulture (Vultur gryphus) of the high Andes having the head and neck bare and the plumage dull black with a downy white neck ruff and white patches on the wings
called also Andean condor
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plural condors or condores
kən-ˈdȯr-ˌās 
: a coin (such as the centesimo of Chile) bearing the picture of a condor
: a coin (such as the centesimo of Chile) bearing the picture of a condor
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But condors raised by human caretakers have a lower chance of survival in the wild (hence the condor puppets that zookeepers used in the 1980s to prevent young birds from imprinting on human caregivers).
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
This year, the zoo team was inspired to try three chicks per single condor.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024
In real life, the country star unintentionally ignited a California wildfire that threatened to wipe out the state’s iconic, endangered condors.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
Science & Medicine Record 17 condor chicks thrive at L.A. Zoo: See the babies fueling the California comeback
July 24, 2024
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Opinion: California’s bears are thriving.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
This year, the zoo team was inspired to try three chicks per single condor.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024
In real life, the country star unintentionally ignited a California wildfire that threatened to wipe out the state’s iconic, endangered condors.
—Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
Science & Medicine Record 17 condor chicks thrive at L.A. Zoo: See the babies fueling the California comeback
July 24, 2024
More to Read
Opinion: California’s bears are thriving.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
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: a very large South American vulture of the high Andes having the head and neck bare and the plumage dull black with a ring of white down behind the head
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