California Condor #204, aka "Amigo"

Hatchday: April 28th, 1999 Hatch location San Diego Wild Animal Park Sex: Male Current Status: Partnered with Cosmo (#222) Offspring: Foster father to #470 Current location: Big Sur, CA

When we released Amigo, there were a number of condors out in the wild. Older condors tend to pick on younger ones, and Amigo was forced to band together with the other males his age for safety. He became very close with Go 99! and Shadow, and his nickname came from us calling them "the three amigos" in the old days. The three went everywhere together and sometimes got into trouble. We were forced to pioneer several new techniques to discourage the three of them from some unsafe - and frankly, not very intelligent- behaviors. As Amigo aged, he acquired some wisdom, and he is now mated to Cosmo.

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