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The condor, which had grown splendidly large, remembered the man who rescued it from the brink of death after it fell from the nest as a baby chick, nursed it back to health, and raised it. When visiting, it spreads its wings, rubbing its body against the man as if in gratitude and nostalgia...

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My brother worked on The Raptor Project at UCSC decades ago when the California Condors were a only couple away from extinction. The work the team did was highly dangerous & cutting edge but it worked. Amazing birds who bond close to humans if given the chance. Should have seen the puppet gloves.

Going to watch this many times. It helps one observe. Our local crow, has a new mate. She looks like a crow, but I swear she is simply BEAUTIFUL! The way he looks at her, hovers to protect. She greets him with two bobs and a soft caw.