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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Andean Condor

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent resource from the San Diego Zoo presents extensive information on Andean condors including details about their habitat, physical characteristics, size, diet, family life, conservation status, and fun facts.
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Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo: California Condor

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the California Condor and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: California Condor

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about the California condor, as well as several pictures.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: California Condor O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive OLogy card to start learning about the California condor. Review some fast facts about condors and answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions to test your understanding.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Birds of Prey: Looking at Raptors Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over birds of prey, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Condors

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a condor, including its behavior, appearance, reproduction, threats, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.
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Animal Fact Guide

Animal Fact Guide: California Condor

For Students 3rd - 8th
This reference material explores the largest flying bird in California, the condor. Learn about its habitat, diet, physical characteristics, and much more!
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Conservation Success Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
Conservation success stories are now evident all over the world, attesting to the resilience that bird populations can exhibit when agents causing their declines are removed, and when birth and death rates come back into balance. Read...
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Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Andean Condor

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about the large Andean condor by browsing this reference from the Brookfield Zoo. In addition to quick facts, this animal guide offers details on its appearance, environment, lifestyle, and eating habits.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: California Condor

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed site contains a wealth of factual information about the largest flying bird in North America. Topics include: cool facts, description, range, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction and conservation status. In addition, the...
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Condor

For Students 9th - 10th
Described are the locations where the Condor may be found and its characteristics. Nine excellent photographs include close up shots of this magnificent bird.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:patagonia: The Aeronautics of Condor Flight

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Examine the size, range and habits of the Andean condor, construct a model condor and fly it.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: California Condor

For Students 3rd - 5th
There are very few California condors left and the ones that are able to reproduce are in captivity as efforts are made to build up their population. The reasons for their decline are explained here and you can see some pictures of them.
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Curated OER

California Condor

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed site contains a wealth of factual information about the largest flying bird in North America. Topics include: cool facts, description, range, habitat, food, behavior, reproduction and conservation status. In addition, the...
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Sheppard Software

Sheppard Software: Vultures

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an in-depth description of a vulture, including its behavior, appearance, and classification. The site includes photos and illustrations and an interactive quiz to test your understanding.