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Solo (208) has been an explorer her entire life. She knows the Big Sur backcountry and coastline intimately and preferred to roam these remote places alone until she matured and paired with Beak Boy (168) in 2006. In November 2005, Solo (208) suffered severe lead poisoning and was transferred to the Los Angeles Zoo for chelation treatment. Her life was saved thanks to intensive treatment by the highly qualified zoo staff.
Solo (208) and Beak Boy (168) spend most of their time together, even when they don't have a chick relying on their care. This couple appears to us to have the happiest "marriage" of any of our paired birds. In 2007, the pair became the first to lay a fertile condor egg in the wild in Monterey County in over a century. Their egg was transferred to LA Zoo where their chick, Condor (431), was hatched and later released at Pinnacles National Park. After several nesting attempts, Solo (208) and Beak Boy (168) fostered Condor (665), later nicknamed Redwood Son (665), in 2012 and were spectacular parents! Their most recent successful nesting attempt was in 2014 and resulted in Ninja (729), a now-infamous member of the central California flock.
On December 5th, 2024, Solo (208) was found deceased at the Big Sur condor sanctuary. It is always difficult when we lose a condor, especially one with so much knowledge and experience. She had been with her mate, Beak Boy (168), for over a decade-and-a-half when she passed.
Solo (208) and Beak Boy (168) spend most of their time together, even when they don't have a chick relying on their care. This couple appears to us to have the happiest "marriage" of any of our paired birds. In 2007, the pair became the first to lay a fertile condor egg in the wild in Monterey County in over a century. Their egg was transferred to LA Zoo where their chick, Condor (431), was hatched and later released at Pinnacles National Park. After several nesting attempts, Solo (208) and Beak Boy (168) fostered Condor (665), later nicknamed Redwood Son (665), in 2012 and were spectacular parents! Their most recent successful nesting attempt was in 2014 and resulted in Ninja (729), a now-infamous member of the central California flock.
On December 5th, 2024, Solo (208) was found deceased at the Big Sur condor sanctuary. It is always difficult when we lose a condor, especially one with so much knowledge and experience. She had been with her mate, Beak Boy (168), for over a decade-and-a-half when she passed.
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