26K views · 1.1K reactions | A Peruvian town thought it was a good idea to tie a condor by its wings to use it as a novelty during national holidays. | The Kiwi | Facebook

Tagged with number nine on its wing, Urku, an endangered Andean condor, took flight in Peru over a year after it was rescued | Reuters

WATCH: There are only an estimated few thousand Andean condors in the wild today. See this one soar after being nursed back to health. | CBS News

The Andean Condor chick is one month old! #DidYouKnow Andean Condor chicks are about the size of a mango right after they hatch? Check out this #throwback video of the National Aviary’s newest addition when she was just one day old! It should take about 6 months for her to become adult-sized. Stay tuned for more updates as she continues to grow; learn more about her story and ways to help support her here: https://www.aviary.org/conservation/welcome-andean-condor-chick/ | National Aviary

INCREDIBLE FOOTAGE OF ANDEAN CONDOR IN PATAGONIA Patagonia is a paradise for the Andean condor - it has sheer cliffs to build nests that are inaccessible to predators, high peaks to fly over, a broad diversity of wildlife that provide the carrion that condors feed on, and, most importantly, 28 million acres of Patagonia are protected, making up 17 national parks of the Route of Parks of Patagonia. It is no surprise that 70% of Chile’s condors make Patagonia their home, where vast wild spaces all