A California Condor in flight is an impressive sight. With a nine-foot plus wingspan, the birds can stay aloft for hours, floating up to 15,000 feet on warm air thermals. Learn more about this large U.S. vulture for International Vulture Awareness Day! https://abcbirds.org/bird/california-condor/ | American Bird Conservancy

Look at all those eggs! 🥚 So far, the 11 breeding pairs of California condors at the LA Zoo have laid 19 eggs. In fact, 5 chicks have already hatched and more are on the way! The species is Critically Endangered, and every chick hatched through the California Condor Recovery Program (CCRP) pushes them closer to a self-sustaining wild population. To understand the importance of the program and the Zoo’s longstanding role, we need to remember 1982. California condor numbers had dwindled to just 2