An Andean condor lives high in the Andes mountains. These mountains are in western South America.
A condor has wings that stretch up to about 3.2 meters from tip to tip. A big male weighs up to about 15 kilograms. A female weighs less.
A condor soars on rising air. It can glide a long way. It does not use much energy.
A condor has sharp eyes. It uses them to find food from high in the sky.
A condor eats animals that are already dead. This helps keep nature clean. It cuts down the spread of disease.
A condor has no feathers on its head. That helps keep it clean while it eats.
A male is larger than a female. He has a comb on top of his head.
Condors do not build nests. The female lays one egg. A pair usually raises just one chick every other year.
Words to know
- soars: glides high
- glide: fly without flapping
- disease: sickness
- comb: ridge on top
