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This Endangered Condor Takes Flight Without a Single Flap

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The post This Endangered Condor Takes Flight Without a Single Flap appeared first on A-Z Animals.Filmed at Big Sur, California, this astonishing clip shows a huge condor taking flight from a high cliff without even flapping its wings! Thanks to a phenomenon called orographic uplift, the airflow is doing all the hard work, and all the condor has to do is hitch a ride. Orographic uplift is generated by slopes that deflect horizontal winds upwards.…
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AZ Animals broke the news on Friday, May 1, 2026.
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