condors

Massive mountain vultures

Condors are very large New World vultures with wingspans exceeding ten feet—among the largest flying birds.

The Andean condor inhabits South American mountains; the California condor, nearly extinct by the 1980s, has been slowly recovering through captive breeding programs.

Both species are scavengers, feeding on carrion.

wildlife

vultures

Large carrion-eating raptors

scavengersCreatures consuming dead matter
carrionPutrefying animal remains
wingspanTip-to-tip extent

soaring · Andes · California · endangered · birds · raptors · thermals · gliding · nesting · cliffs

aviation

gliders

Unpowered aircraft that soar

soaringRising effortlessly upward
aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
wingspanTip-to-tip extent

flight · aircraft · hang gliding · thermals · altitude · updrafts · lift · aviation · pilots · sailplanes

conservation

endangered

At risk of extinction

extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
recoveryRegaining what was lost
breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms

captive · reintroduction · population · protected · habitat · lead poisoning · tagging · monitoring · wildlife · preserve

cultural

Andean

Of South America's mountains

indigenousOriginating in a region
IncaAncient Peruvian civilization member
mythologyBody of traditional tales

sacred · ceremony · symbol · Peru · Chile · Ecuador · Bolivia · flight · spirit · messenger

condors

vultures

gliders

endangered

Andean

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