This New Hatch of Condor Chicks Is a Welcome Sign for Zookeepers

Learn why this hatch is so significant.

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00:00We're here at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's Condor Breeding Facility, and we're looking at our first California Condor Chick of the season.

00:16Oh, you're sleeping?

00:19This chick is significant because it's the first hatch of the season, and it's also a very early hatch for California Condors.

00:27they wonδى between early in mid-January through April this egg was laid december 14

00:38this camera system helps us monitor the chicks as are being reared by their parents in the nest

00:44boxes and we want them to be nice and calm nice relaxed as their rearing the chicks and by

00:50watching them remotely via the cameras will get more natural behaviors more relaxed birds

00:54Aquí el male, su nombre es Haas, es brooding la chica, para mantenerlo warm.

01:01Se sit en la chica por casi todo el tiempo durante el primer mes de la chica.

01:07La chica es 14 días olde ahora, 2 días olde.

01:10Se mantiene en la chica, y la chica es como un poco.

01:19La chica aquí, llamada Suoyín, va con la chica hasta que se descanse o descanse.

01:23Y eso es usualmente 5 meses de edad.