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#678 “Electra”

Sex: Female                             

Hatch Location & Date: LA Zoo, 3/9/2013

Release Date: 11/10/2016 (San Simeon)                            

Parents: #5 and #41                              

Local Biological Siblings: #190, #773                             

Breeding Status: Unpaired    

Offspring: None

Electra, the most dominant female in her cohort, is named after Amelia Earhart's famous plane. This captive condor, like Amelia, is bold and adventurous. She stands up to the other condors in her cohort to get what she wants to prepare for an amazing journey. Unlike Amelia, however, Electra achieves this by taking food from her follow condors to prepare for flight in the wild. Since her release, we have seen the gutsy Electra flying all around the Central Californian Coast.