Andean condors have bald heads. Condors are vultures, so they keep their sharp eyes peeled for the carrion that makes up most of their diet. They prefer to feast on large animals, wild or domestic ...
Andean condors are among the largest birds in the world. As obligate scavengers they rely on decaying animal matter, termed carrion, for sustenance. In central Chile, human livestock practices ...
A Brazilian pilot was literally flipped the bird after a vulture crashed through his cockpit window and hung lifelessly in ...
in five graphics Andean condors are scavengers and primarily eat carrion - decayed flesh of dead animals - and the fear is that they may have eaten poisoned carcasses. "There's a dead goat in the ...
The Andean condor is the world's heaviest soaring bird and can weigh up to 15kg The world's heaviest soaring bird flaps its wings just 1% of the time during flight, researchers have found.
The largest vulture, with a wingspan up to 10.5 feet, the Andean Condor soars high in the Andes ... maintaining ecological balance by feeding on carrion. Known as the “bone eater,” this ...
Condors of the vultur gryphus species died of pesticide poisoning. Wildlife and environmental organisations Monday denounced the deaths of 23 Andean condors in Argentine Patagonia due to the use ...