What is a condor?

The term "Condor" is used to indicate two different types of birds that are classified as vultures in the new world. Condors shares a number of features of both each other and with the old world vultures and play a unique ecological role as gadgets who help break down dead animals. Unfortunately, both types of condor are seriously endangered; One almost extinct and the other is considered endangered. When the colonists began to settle in the region, the range of California Condora decreased dramatically, and only 22 California condors remained in the age of 80. Biologists have decided to take all the condors into captivity to create a breeding program in the hope of saving birds; It turned out that the program was successful, and Kondors was re -introduced into California and Northern Mexico in 90. Let.condor, Vultur Gryphus , located on the Pacific side of the Mountain Mountains in South America. The Andean condor is not as seriously threatened as the California condor, but this species of birds can be endangered. Several zoolOgic zoos have created programs for breeding Andan Condor to ensure that the supplies of this bird remain healthy.

both types of condor are extremely large, with a wingspan of up to 10 feet (three meters), which makes them the largest birds in flight in North America. Birds have matt black feathers with white marks; California condors are marked under the wings, while Andean Condors has a collar of white feathers around the neck. Like other vultures, the condors on their heads have bare skin for hygienic reasons and their skin may vary from cream to orange. Condors seem to be able to express the emotion of changing the color of the skin.

Condors takes about six months to learn to fly and can live with their parents for more than a year. Most condors are at a time when they start to breed, around six years and combine throughout their lives. This can be a serious problem for Condorant protectors because condolers can stay after death whereAráda Svobodný. Healthy condors can live fifty years or more.

Several things are threatened by Condor stocks in the wild. Because these birds are gadgets, the poisons are threatened to control animal pests. They can also receive a lead of lead from animals that soothe; In fact, California condors are routinely tested and treated in terms of lead poisoning for this reason. Condors also suffers from the destruction of the habitat and due to their large range of range is threatened from the lines of benefits. In California, the breeding programs use prisoners to train aversion to teach condor to avoid electric leadership.