Birds range from tiny hummingbirds to giant condors in the skies. These giant birds of prey will have you feeling the size of ...

As I scanned the room, my eyes settled on the huge national shield above the politicians, upon which was carved one of the nation’s most revered symbols: the Andean condor. It looked like it was ...

With wingspans stretching up to 3.5m and weighing as much as 15kg, the Andean condor cuts an unmistakable silhouette against the morning sky. Unlike most birds of prey, they do not flap their ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - It was a big day for the National Aviary's Andean Condor chick. The aviary revealed her name, and she fledged the nest for the first time. The chick was named Marijo by Rich ...

For over 2,000 years, Andean condors have been nesting — and ... But in 2014, Duda’s colleagues found a condor nest in Argentina’s Nahuel Huapi National Park, tucked in a cliffside nook ...

The enormous vulture has declined due to poisonings and land development, but rescue efforts are helping it slowly make a comeback. Tupun Catu, a rehabilitated juvenile condor, spreads his wings ...

A new Andean condor has arrived at the National Aviary, with the hope that he'll play a role in conserving the species. The National Aviary on Wednesday introduced Chavín. Born in 1986 ...

The National Aviary announced the arrival of one of its newest residents Thursday. Bud, a male Andean condor, came to Pittsburgh from the Dallas Zoo and lived behind the scenes for several months ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - 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 ...

The Andean condor’s drag-reducing aerodynamic wings have inspired the creation of a winglet, which, when added to a wind turbine blade, boosted energy production by an average of 10% ...

“Why are we freeing two? We generally free more than two,” Vanesa Astore, executive director of the Andean Condor Conservation Program, said. “We’re at like a maintenance level now.