An international team of anthropologists, cultural heritage specialists and lab analysts has found tattoos of a type never seen before on the face and arm of an 800-year-old Andean mummy. Their ...

Despite its massive wings, the Andean condor isn’t a heavy bird, weighing between 7 to 15 kilograms (15 to 33 pounds).But what it lacks in bulk, it makes up for in endurance—this scavenger can ...

Largely due to this threat, as well as others such as plastic poisoning, the Andean condor has recently been classified as Vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Quebracho and Condor Natural Reserve in the Cordillera de Laderas was created on Aug. 24 this year in response to the poisoning deaths of 34 Andean condors two years earlier.

Discover the Andean condor, an emblem of the Andes, famed for its massive wingspan and vital ecological role. Great Big Story Posted: April 13, 2024 | Last updated: June 4, 2025 ...

A design modification inspired by the wings of the Andean condor could increase the energy generated by wind turbines. Various bird species have upturned tips on the end of their wings, which help ...

Tracy Aviary’s Andy N. Condor proved that you don’t have to be conventionally attractive to be beloved. The Andean condor, a South American vulture species, died Thursday at the age of 64 ...

To design a better wind turbine, a startup called Biome took inspiration from the Andean condor. The massive bird—weighing as much as 35 pounds, with a wingspan as wide as 12 feet—can glide ...

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 ...

Aviary officials said the Andean Condor, named Andy N. Condor, died in his sleep early Thursday of natural causes. Andy was born in 1959 at the San Diego Zoo.

While investigating the feeding interactions of the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in Peru, researcher Victor Gamarra-Toledo found something that concerned him — plastics featuring in the ...

Scientists dug into a 2,200-year-old pile of Andean condor poop to study the species' diet and changes in habitat. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...