By Devon
* The length of the California Condor is 3 ½ to 4 ½ feet. * The wingspan is about 9 feet. * The California Condor weighs 17 to 25 pounds. * The color is white to black or reddish purple.
* California Condors can live up to 45 to 80 years. * California Condors live an average of 60 years.
* California Condors are carnivores. * California Condors eat animal carcasses, deer, sheep, rodents, and rabbits.
* There was 22 California Condors several years ago. * Now there are 279 California Condors.
* You can find California Condors from Canada to Mexico.
* The California Condor’s beak helps the condor eat. * The California Condor’s eyes help the condor see food. * The California Condor’s wings help the condor fly to get food.
* Did you know the California Condor is featured on the 2005 California State quarter? * Condors can soar to heights of 15,000 feet.
* The California Condor is endangered by people shooting it and by people pouring oil into their habitats.
* Defenders of the Wild *