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Condor Chick Fostering: Week 1
Towich dutifully sits tight. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s newest California condor chick hatched on April 29, 2014, weighing around 6 ounces or 180 grams (see post Fostering Condor Chicks). The...
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Condor Chick Fostering: 30 to 45 Days
The growing chick has lots of feathers to play with. At a little over 1 month of age, our California condor chick should weigh around 4.5 pounds (2 kilograms) (see previous post, Condor Chick...
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Condor Chick Fostering: First Exam
Boy or girl? We’ll find out soon! On Thursday, June 12, 2014, the California condor chick you’ve been watching on Condor Cam received its first health exam. The goal was to obtain a blood sample for...
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Condor Chick: Name is Chosen!
Su’nan peeks over the ledge at Dad, left, and Mom. The naming poll results are in: the name of the California condor chick featured on San Diego Zoo Global’s Condor Cam is Su’nan, Chumash for “to...
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To Fledge or not to Fledge…
Su’nan is back in her nest…for now!That is the question. Fledging is the process in which a young bird leaves the nest. We consider a California condor chick to be fledged when it can fly to the higher...
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Condor Chick: 1st Exam
Cuyamaca continues to thrive at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. On Friday, May 10, our California condor chick Cuyamaca received its first health exam. We normally conduct this exam at around 45 days of...
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Condor Chick: Getting Big!
Papa Sisquoc watches as Cuyamaca stretches a wing. The results are in: Cuyamaca, our California condor chick featured on this year’s Condor Cam, is a girl! She is now over 100 days old and is starting...
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Condor Chick: Wing Exercise
Cuyamaca nibbles a parent’s toe at that elusive edge. With her new, long wing feathers, California condor chick Cuyamaca is exercising her wings more often in the form of strong flapping. You will...
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Condor Chick has Fledged!
Perhaps one day Cuyamaca will be flying free. We have now switched camera views for the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s Condor Cam. As faithful viewers, you have been able to watch our California condor...
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Moving Day for Condor Cuyamaca
What’s going on? Ron’s post explains all. Cuyamaca, the California condor chick who hatched and was raised by her parents Sisquoc and Shatash on the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s Condor Cam, has...
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