WOoww, California condor chicks #1099 and #1100 can really dance! 💃 All of this hopping and flapping around means that they are learning to exercise their legs and wings in preparation to fledge — leave the nest— in about two months. Condors naturally only raise one chick at a time, and #1099 and #1100 are part of what is known as a “double brood.“
Nine California condors have hatched so far this spring at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation — the biggest batch of chicks in the zoo’s 18-year effort to save the critically endangered species from extinction. And while the condors themselves don’t know it, zoo caregivers have kept a watchful eye the entire time, cheering at each fuzzy new arrival.
See how the story of California condor chick LA1720 started – from within the egg, to hatching, to fledging, to being reunited with its parents and beyond. This bird’s extraordinary adventure is being chronicled by the L.A. Zoo’s first-ever Conservation Ambassador – professional storyteller and vulture volunteer LouAnne Brickhouse. Follow #LA1720 on Instagram and Facebook for the latest updates as this story continues.
In honor of International Vulture Awareness Day (September 5), join Dolly, the nation’s very first California condor ambassador, and L.A. Zoo Animal Care specialist Debbie Sears, who discusses her role in the conservation of this critically endangered species.
