A WORLD OF CURIOUS MINDS
Sky Gliders
Condors can soar for hours without flapping their wings.
Source: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance: California condor
Adventure 18 · With Cio
California Condors
Cio's Amazing Fact
Condors can soar for hours without flapping their wings.
Can you spot…
- a condor
- binoculars
- a nest
Look for them in the picture, then try the online activities below.
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From the Amazing Facts page
Amazing Facts
Wing Tags
Every wild condor wears a numbered tag so scientists can follow it.
Source: NPS: About Condors (wing tags)
One Precious Egg
A condor mom lays just one egg, and a pair raises one chick about every two years.
Source: NPS Pinnacles: California Condor Facts
Puppet Parents
In zoos, keepers fed condor chicks using condor-shaped hand puppets.
Source: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance: California condor
Bald Is Smart
A condor's bald head helps it stay clean when it eats.
Source: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance: California condor
Hiss and Snort
Condors have no true voice box. They hiss and snort instead.
Source: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance: California condor
All-Day Flyers
Condors can fly up to 200 miles in a single day looking for food.
Source: NPS Pinnacles: California Condor Facts
Online activities
Do this adventure online
Unlock the California activities
Enter the code printed on the inside front cover of your book, or scan the unlock QR code there with a phone camera. You only need to do this once on each device.
Code not working? Email [email protected] and we'll help.
Color it in
To doColors
Can you spot?
To doFind each one in the picture and tick it off.
Fact match
To doWhich Amazing Fact is this?
Word puzzle
To doTap the letters in the right order. It's something you can spot in the picture!
Answers for grown-ups
- Condors can soar for hours without flapping their wings.
- Sky Gliders
- Every wild condor wears a numbered tag so scientists can follow it.
- Wing Tags
- Condors can live for 60 years.
- Long Life
- Unscramble: ONCDRO
- CONDOR
This is the QR code printed on the Adventure 18 coloring page.