23K views · 897 reactions | SPREAD YOUR WINGS: A roughly 5-year-old Andean condor that was found malnourished and unable to fly in November was released back into the wild this week in Palca, Bolivia. | CBS News | Facebook

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15K views · 23 shares | WATCH: There are only an estimated few thousand Andean condors in the wild today. See this one soar after being nursed back to health. | CBS News | Facebook

Not only are Andean Condors the largest raptor in the world, but did you know they can develop a wingspan of over 3 metres in length and stand over 1.2 metres tall? ⁣⁣ Learn more about these impressive birds of prey with our host Hayden and QBE Free-flight Bird Show Keeper Brendan in fascinating Keeper Talk. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #tarongatv #forthewild | Taronga Zoo Sydney

PATAGONIA: A PARADISE FOR THE ANDEAN CONDOR Chilean Patagonia is a paradise for the Andean condor, one of the largest flying birds in the world that plays a central role in the cosmology of cultures across the Andes. With sheer cliffs where the condors can nest and raise their chicks safe from predators, high peaks to fly over, rich biodiversity providing ample carrion, and thousands of square miles of crucial habitat protected as national parks, it is no surprise that Patagonia is home to 70% o