• California condors are extremely rare (owing to excessive shooting, lead poisoning, and losses from other human-induced causes) and in 1982, only 27 remained in the wild.
• From 1987, when the last wild bird was captured, to 1992 condors were only found in zoos. In 1992 zoo-raised birds were returned to the wild.
• It takes 57 days to hatch a condor egg and it may take an entire week for the chick to break out of the shell.
• Condors are born with their eyes open.
• Condors are social creatures, like wolves or primates.
• Condors are the largest living birds, nearly 50 in. (125 cm) long with wingspans of from 9 to 10 ft (274 to 300 cm).
• Voracious eaters, condors prefer carrion but will attack living animals as large as deer.

To learn more about condors, visit The Peregrine Fund web site .