Dec 15, 2024
EMPEROR, TERROR, WARLORD, MASTER OF THE AVIAN SKIES -- IF GOD HIMSELF WERE A BIRD.
PIC INFO: Resolution at 1240×1870 -- Spotlight on ornithologist Jerry McGahan holding a 6 month old Andean Condor, the largest flying bird on the planet. Picture taken in 1971.
EXTRA INFO: The Andean Condor is one of the largest flying birds in the world as its wings spread more than 9 feet from tip to tip. Condors can soar and glide for hours without beating their wings, reaching speeds of 55 mph.
Sources: www.reddit.com/r/TheWayWeWere/comments/ibocxz, X, various, etc...
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