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  2. Juvenile condors are ready to be released in California. Here ...

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    How to watch the condor release online. On Nov. 6 the “2024 Rookie Virtual Release Event” will be livestreamed by VWS beginning at 9 a.m.; the doors of the holding pen will open around 10 a.m.

  3. California condor - Wikipedia

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    The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is a New World vulture and the largest North American land bird. It became extinct in the wild in 1987 when all remaining wild individuals were captured, but has since been reintroduced to northern Arizona and southern Utah (including the Grand Canyon area and Zion National Park), the coastal mountains of California, and northern Baja California ...

  4. Condor - Wikipedia

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    Condor Temporal range: Late Pliocene – Holocene Andean condor soaring over southern Peru's Colca Canyon Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Accipitriformes Family: Cathartidae Genera Vultur Gymnogyps Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua kuntur ...

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  6. Andean condor - Wikipedia

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    The condors are kept in aviaries for three months prior to release, where they acclimatize to an environment similar to that which they will be released in. [69] Released condors are tracked by satellite in order to observe their movements and to monitor whether they are still alive. [29]

  7. America's oldest living person, at 114, may also be the fifth ...

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    Elizabeth Franics, a 114-year-old Houston woman has become the oldest living person in the U.S., according to LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks human longevity across the globe.

  8. Argentavis - Wikipedia

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    New World vultures such as the condor are thought to be the closest living relatives to Argentavis and other teratorns. Average weights are much lower in both the wandering albatross and Andean condor than in Argentavis, at approximately 8.5 kg (19 lb) and 11.3 kg (25 lb), respectively. [16] [17]

  9. Bird - Wikipedia

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    The California condor once numbered only 22 birds, but conservation measures have raised that to over 500 today. Human activities have caused population decreases or extinction in many bird species.