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The Andean condor is a scavenger, feeding mainly on carrion. [39] Wild condors inhabit large territories, often traveling more than 200 km (120 mi) a day in search of carrion. [25] In inland areas, they prefer large carcasses.
Maximum lifespan Alligatoridae: American alligator: Alligator mississippiensis: 87 years [3] [4] Cathartidae: Andean condor: Vultur gryphus: 80 years [5] Elephantidae: Asian elephant: Elephas maximus: 79.6 years [6] Corvidae: Common raven: Corvus corax: 69 years [7] Hominidae: Chimpanzee: Pan troglodytes: 68 years [8] Elephantidae: African bush ...
One Andean condor was recording maintaining such flight for 171 kilometers (106 mi), for over five hours. [13] Because of their size, these birds tend to rely on strong thermal currents to propel them higher into wind currents. [14] Wild condors inhabit large territories, often traveling 250 km (160 mi) a day in search of carrion.
An Andean condor being treated in Chile with lead in its blood, a pellet embedded in its skull and a satellite tracker from Argentina highlights the challenges of conserving this endangered bird.
California condors mate for life with a lifespan up to 60 years and can travel up to 200 miles (322 kilometers) a day, which they have been known to do as they move back and forth between the Grand Canyon and Zion national parks. The Peregrine Fund started breeding condors in cooperation with federal wildlife managers in 1993.
Thaao, an Andean condor born c. 1930, died at the age of 79 or 80 in 2010. [123] Fatou, a gorilla at the Berlin Zoo is the oldest gorilla ever at the age of 67. [124] A female Laysan albatross named Wisdom successfully laid an egg at Midway Atoll in December 2016, at the age of 66. As of 2017, she is the oldest known wild bird in the world. [125]
In 1987, all surviving birds were removed from the wild into a captive breeding program to ensure the species' survival. [52] In 2005, there were 127 Californian condors in the wild. As of October 31, 2009 there were 180 birds in the wild. [53] The Andean condor is vulnerable. [23]
The giant birds received treatment after 21 died in Arizona earlier this year.