For over 2,000 years, Andean condors have been nesting — and pooping — in the same cliffside grotto high in the Andes. This gargantuan pile of guano is now providing an unprecedented peek deep ...

To design a better wind turbine, a startup called Biome took inspiration from the Andean condor. The massive bird—weighing as much as 35 pounds, with a wingspan as wide as 12 feet—can glide ...

A new Andean condor has arrived at the National Aviary, with the hope that he'll play a role in conserving the species. The National Aviary on Wednesday introduced Chavín. Born in 1986 ...

The Andean Condor is the largest bird of prey and is only found in South America along the Andes Mountain Range. The revered bird, with a wingspan of around 3 metres, is a critically endangered ...

Scientists dug into a 2,200-year-old pile of Andean condor poop to study the species' diet and changes in habitat. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Tracy Aviary’s Andy N. Condor proved that you don’t have to be conventionally attractive to be beloved. The Andean condor, a South American vulture species, died Thursday at the age of 64 ...

Researchers have found high levels of plastics in the diets and regurgitated pellets of Andean condors (Vultur gryphus) in Peru. The scientists conducted research in two protected areas — the ...

A design modification inspired by the wings of the Andean condor could increase the energy generated by wind turbines. Various bird species have upturned tips on the end of their wings ...