1. By Ambria

2. * The California Condor can be 3 ½-4 ½ ft. long The wing span is about 9 ft. * The California Condor weighs 17-25 lbs. for males. * The California Condor’s color can be white to reddish purple and black.

3. * The California Condor can live to be 45-80 years old. * The average age is about 60 years old.

4. * The California Condor is a carnivore. * The California Condor eats deer, cattle, sheep, rabbits, and rodent carcasses.

5. * There were only 22 California Condors in the 20 th century. * There were 279 California Condors in 2007. * There are 130 California Condors in Baja, California, Arizona, and Mexico.

6. * The California Condor lives in the western part of the United States, from Canada to Mexico, and in the east of Florida and New York.

7. * The California Condor has a beak for ripping prey, eyes to see prey, and wings to fly high to see its prey from above.

8. * Male Condors are bigger than females. Their skin on their head and neck is capable of changing. Female Condors can have only one egg, and it takes 56 days of egg incubation.

9. * California Condors are endangered because of poisoning, electrocution, poaching, and accidental shooting.

10. * Defenders of the Wild. 2012. www.defendersom