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

Andean condor Andy. D "having a ball" in his habitat recently! Did you know—Andean condors are the only birds species at Denver Zoo with a well-developed sense of smell. Pictured here: Andy D. is 27-years-old and weighs 30 pounds, which is 22 pounds more than our bald eagles! #WednesdayWisdom | Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance

INCREDIBLE FOOTAGE OF ANDEAN CONDOR IN PATAGONIA Patagonia is a paradise for the Andean condor - it has sheer cliffs to build nests that are inaccessible to predators, high peaks to fly over, a broad diversity of wildlife that provide the carrion that condors feed on, and, most importantly, 28 million acres of Patagonia are protected, making up 17 national parks of the Route of Parks of Patagonia. It is no surprise that 70% of Chile’s condors make Patagonia their home, where vast wild spaces all