Condor #161 aka "Matriarch"
Condor #167 aka "Kingpin"
Condor #168 aka "Beak Boy"
Condor # 171, aka "Traveler"
Condor #190, aka "Slope Slug"
Condor #192 aka "Purist"
Condor #194, aka "Whalewatcher"
Condor #199, aka "The Great One"
Condor #204, aka "Amigo"
Condor #208 aka "Solo"
Condor #209 aka "Shadow"
Condor #219 aka "The Rock"
Condor #222 aka "Cosmo"
Condor #231 aka "Wild1"
Condor #236 aka "Tiny"
Condor #242 aka "Red"
Condor #251 aka "Crush"
Condor #286 aka "Pinns"
Condor #294 aka "Late Bloomer"
Condor #298 aka "Plain Jane"
Condor #303 aka "Lucia"
Condor #311 aka "Loner"
Condor #318 aka "Benito"
Condor #375 aka "Survivor"
Condor # 444, aka: "Ventana"
Condor #470 aka "Fuego"
Condor #477 aka "Phoenix"
Condor #499 aka "Gypsy"
Condor #501 aka "Spirit"
Condor #538 aka "Miracle"
Condor #567 aka "McWay"
Condor #574 aka "Nomad"
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Life History
Lead Poisoning
Hatchday: June 29th, 1998
Release Date: January 19, 1999
Hatch location Los Angeles Zoo
Sex: Male
Current Status: Partnered with Traveler (#171)
Offspring: Fostered #501, (fledged 2009) and #567 (fledged 2010)
Current location: Big Sur, CA
Every condor has a medical file which accompanies them from the zoo to the Big Sur release pen. A clerical error in the file led us to believe that Whalewatcher was female for many years. Only after reaching sexual maturity and seen behaving in very masculine ways did we realize the mistake and classify him as male. He successfully raised chick #475 to fledging age, and participated in vigorous territory defense when female condor #190 invaded his territory and was aggressive towards his foster chick.
