High above the Patagonian steppe, wings as wide as a small car now cast moving shadows over the rock and ice. The “terrifying ...
Cheered on by local community groups, three rehabilitated Andean condors have been released into the skies of the Patagonia National Park, Chile. Their liberation is part of the Manku Project, a ...
The Andean condor has been threatened with extinction for decades. At one time, the condor was considered extinct in ...
Marine biologist: “Everything we do from when we get up in the morning to when we go to bed connects us to coral reefs.” ...
WASHINGTON — A new study sheds light on just how efficiently the world’s largest soaring bird rides air currents to stay aloft for hours without flapping its wings. The Andean condor has a wingspan ...
A scavenger species, the Andean condor plays a vital role in ecosystems by preventing the spread of diseases found in carcasses. But human communities overlapping with their habitat have often ...
Condors are absolute giants of the bird world, and once you learn what they’re capable of, it’s hard not to […] ...