Andean condors are massive birds, among the largest in the world that are able to fly. Because they are so heavy (up to 33 pounds), even their enormous 10-foot wingspan needs some help to keep ...

Andean condors are big birds! So, when one decides they want your popsicle, the best thing you can do is let them have it. In ...

The nest, discovered in the Peruvian Andes, is only the fourth ever recorded in Peru, according to researchers.

Andean Condor. Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) make their home in the Andean mountains of South America. Considered the largest bird of prey, adult Andean condors can weigh as much as 33 pounds.

The bird a wingspan stretching to 10 feet and weighs up to 33 pounds, ... The Andean condor’s extreme skill at soaring is essential for its scavenger lifestyle, ...

This bird is the Andean condor, ... The Andean condor can live up to 75 years and when that time comes to say goodbye, it plummets from the hills into the void, ...

Birds Andean condors can fly more than 100 miles without flapping their wings once, researchers reveal Once they reach the desired height, flying is relatively stress-free ...

Andean condors spent just 1% of their time aloft flapping their wings, mostly during take-off. One bird studied covered more than 100 miles without flapping. Flight of the condor requires almost ...

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 ...

Like other Andean condors, Andy was a large black bird with white patches on his wings and a ruff of white feathers around his neck. His head and neck were pretty much featherless — a dull red ...

The Andean condor, which can weigh up to 15kg, makes use of air currents to stay airborne for hours at a time. Flight recorders found one bird flew for five hours without flapping, covering about ...

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 ...