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  2. Andean condor - Wikipedia

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    Some estimations of lifespans of wild birds has exceeded 50 years. In 1983, the Guinness Book of World Records considered the longest-lived bird of any species with a confirmed lifespan was an Andean condor that died after surviving 72 years in captivity, having been captured from the wild as a juvenile of undetermined age. [20]

  3. List of maximum animal lifespans in captivity - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. List of longest-living organisms - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. Andean condor in rehab highlights conservation challenges - AOL

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    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.

  6. Wikipedia:Today's featured article/July 3, 2010 - Wikipedia

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    It is one of the world’s longest-living birds, with a lifespan of up to 50 years. The Andean Condor is a national symbol of Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador, and plays an important role in the folklore and mythology of the South American Andean regions. The Andean Condor is considered near threatened by the IUCN.

  7. 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 ...

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

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    On Nov. 6, six captive-raised juvenile California condors will be released into the wild from the remote, rugged mountains above San Simeon. The new cohort (each about a year and a half old ...

  9. List of birds of Bolivia - Wikipedia

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    The Andean condor is the national bird of Bolivia. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Bolivia. The avifauna of Bolivia has 1409 confirmed species. Sixteen are endemic, two have been introduced by humans, and 14 are rare or vagrants. An additional 40 species are hypothetical (see below).