ReproductionВ InВ naturalВ environment, one ofВ the least known aspectsВ of the condorВ is the question ofВ reproduction.В Condors areВ basicallymonogamous,В that is,В choose a mateВ and stay withВ itВ for life.В Just in caseВ oneВ of us dies,В the other seeksВ a new partner.В The reproductive cycleВ of the condor,В includingВ courtship, mating, incubation andВ chickВ liftingВ upВ their emancipationВ takes abouttwo orВ three years.В The species hasВ theВ longestВ incubation periodВ in birdsВ of prey,В at the time ofВ estrus orВ heatВ commonlyreddishВ colorВ of the skinВ of the headВ areВ yellowing.В AfterВ 56 toВ 60 daysВ of incubationВ sharedВ the chickВ is bornВ which is fedВ by both parents withВ regurgitatedВ meat.В At sixВ months andВ try toВ take their firstВ flights in theВ immediate area ofВ вЂ‹вЂ‹his birthplaceВ andВ nine thejuvenileВ is ready toВ accompany their parentsВ on their flights.ThemВ assimilateВ the basic behaviorsВ for survival.В After aВ year and a halfВ or twoВ joins theВ localВ population,В and disputeВ a place in theВ carcass.ДistributionВ The Andean condorВ is distributedВ alongВ theВ AndesВ fromВ southernTierra delВ FuegoВ (ArgentinaВ andВ Chile)В to westernВ Venezuela,theВ maximum area ofВ вЂ‹вЂ‹spreadВ eastwardВ reachingВ ArgentinaВ is located inВ the OceanВ AtlanticВ provinces ofВ SantaВ Cruz,В Chubutand RioВ Black,В then touchesВ the mountainsВ found inВ the westernprovince of LaВ PampaВ and the Sierras deВ CГіrdobaВ (occasionallybeen reportedВ sightings in theВ SierraВ de la VentanaВ is locatedВ in the southeastВ BuenosВ AiresВ province).В However,В VenezuelaВ was declaredВ extinct,В and in Colombia, Peru andВ EcuadorВ natural populationsВ have declined. AndeanCondorFOR: ANDRES FELIPE CAMERO MONTAГ‘AONCE-AДescription The Andean condor isВ recognizedВ as one of theВ largest flyingbirdsВ in the worldВ after theВ wandering albatross.В AdultsВ measure up toВ 142 cmВ tall andВ between 270В and 330В cmВ wingspan,В and weighВ 11 toВ 15 kgВ malesВ and 8В femalesВ to 11 kg.В They have thebare headВ and relativelyВ small,В usuallyВ redВ in color, althoughВ it canВ change depending on theВ moodВ of the animal,В very cuttingedgeВ peakВ andВ endedВ hook.В The wingsВ are long and wide,В and feet,В notВ prehensile, haveВ short nailsВ andВ someВ curves,В andВ the insertion of theВ hind toeВ high.В TheyВ are adaptedВ for walking andfor holdingВ the carcass.В They reachВ sexualВ maturityВ at aboutВ eight years.В TheВ plumageВ of both sexesВ is brownВ inВ successive moultsto reachВ the characteristicВ bluish-blackВ plumageВ of adults.HighlightsВ aВ broad white bandВ on the backВ of the wings andВ acrispВ white collarВ does notВ completely closedВ in front,В protectsthe bareВ skin of theВ neck.Д«ehaviorRoostsRoostsВ shared byВ adult, sub-adults andВ juveniles of bothВ sexes aregenerally located onВ highВ cliffsВ and protected fromВ rain, windВ and potentialВ predators.В In mostВ cases observedВ preferredВ roostsВ andperches, and thusВ playedВ areВ those who receiveВ earlyВ sunlight.SinceВ the carcassВ is distributedВ randomly, the animalsВ used repeatedly inВ several placesВ of rest orВ overnightВ depending on the availabilityВ of food in theВ areaВ reachingВ concentrations up toВ 124 individuals.FeedingThe condorВ feeds onВ dead animals.В After locatingВ carrion,В the condorsВ will notВ go down toВ eatВ immediatelyВ but merelyВ to flyВ over orВ land onВ anyВ place whereВ itВ is clear.В One orВ two daysВ may passuntil finallyВ come.В Begin feedingВ on the mostВ accessible orВ softbodies, ie, eyes, tongue, anus,В udder orВ testicles, abdomenВ andgroin.В With its strong, sharpВ beaksВ openВ tearВ tissues andadditionallyВ hidesВ whatВ facilitatesВ the useВ of the pieceВ byscavengersВ minor.В A condorВ mayВ eatВ about 5В pounds ofВ meatВ a day andВ alsoВ can fastВ up to fiveВ weeks

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