A motherless condor chick is offering hope for the Utah-Arizona flock's future. The small condor is thriving with its foster parents.
One of the female birds that perished in a bird flu outbreak left behind an egg. While the outbreak was raging, and staff from The Peregrine Fund were collecting dead or symptomatic condors, they noticed that condor 316's behavior was potentially concerning, according to the" closely tracking each individual in the flock for signs of illness," the article reads.
While illness was possible, lack of movement could also be egg-laying behavior — in this case, both were true, Audubon states. She was captured but later perished, leaving the egg in the care of her mate.
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