California Condor #298 aka "Plain Jane"

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Hatchday: April 11, 2003 Hatch location San Diego Wild Animal Park Sex: Female Current Status: Unpaired Offspring: none Current location: Big Sur, CA

Every group has one; the well behaved, easy going one that doesn't ever really get themselves into situations that warrant a nickname.well Plain Jane is that condor. She does very well in the flock, tends to get along with everyone, and always remains present but not guilty. She is not an attention hog, and prefers to be backstage during the activity. This does not mean that she is not just as ornery as the others, she just has a knack to go unnoticed.

Her large size for a female, often weighing well over 20 pounds, has given her the capability to feed unhampered at carcass parties. She is also a very smart condor and often eludes the double-door trap, a pen used to capture the birds. Her intuition has enabled her to slip out the trap in just enough time to prevent temporary confinement to undergo her routine health exam - very sneaky!

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