The Andean condor is the world's heaviest soaring bird and can weigh up to 15kg The ... weather and decide whether or not it is good for flying. "Condors probably do this to a certain extent ...

Warning: graphic content below. A pilot in Brazil was forced to make an emergency landing after a vulture crashed right ...

Gymno comes from the Greek word gymnast, meaning "naked," and refers to the condor's featherless head; gyps is Greek for "vulture." DESCRIPTION: The largest flying land birds in North America, ...

Earlier this week, a California condor was released again after 22 days of treatment for lead exposure at the Sequoia Park Zoo. A9 is one of only 18 of the free-flying birds on the North Coast.

When you’re cruising below the clouds at 3,000 feet, the Bay Area is just far away enough to still look familiar. Unlike ...

Today, 344 of the birds are flying freely in the wild ... in the language of the Chumash people—was the first California condor brought under human care for breeding. At the time, he was ...

Andrew Sachs narrates this wildlife exploration of the Andes in South America, focusing in particular on the Condor bird. We look at the beautiful landscapes of the Andes seen through the condor's ...

The Andean condor is considered threatened but is in far better shape than its California cousin. Reintroduction programs are working to grow populations of these South American birds.