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Guess what, Gabe?

What's that, Mango?

So I read this great story in Scientific American.

It's called Saving California Condors with a Chisel and Hand Puppets.

So it has to be one of the greatest titles I've read in a while.

But are you familiar with these birds?

I mean, I know they're huge birds and I I think they're in danger, too, aren't they?

Yeah, that's right.

So they were close to extinction a few decades ago.

I think their count was down to just over 20 birds in the early 80s, and that's actually

when the Oregon Zoo stepped in.

So one of the strange things about condor eggs is that

sometimes the chicks aren't actually strong enough to break out of the shells. So the caretakers

at the zoo, like they stand by ready with a chisel to help them break out. And in fact, it

worked so well that the zoo has now raised more than 70 condor chicks. That's awesome.

But what do they do then?

Do they release them into the wild?

Yeah, but if the chicks are raised in captivity without their parents, the minders have

to be really careful about how they feed them because they don't want these birds to be too

trusting of humans.

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