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#906 “Scary Spice”

Sex: Female

Hatch Location & Date: San Diego Zoo, 3/19/2018

Release Date: 12/11/2019 (San Simeon)

Parents:  #221 and #264

​Local Biological Siblings: 

Breeding Status: Unpaired

Offspring: None

Scary Spice is named after a particularly fierce member of the popular 90’s girl group Spice Girls. From the moment we released her from her kennel into the release pen, we knew this bird would be one to watch! While most condors run immediately away from the door towards the perches, Scary Spice turned around and tried to bite the biologists! She keeps that energy with her fellow captive condors, and is the definitive queen of the release pen. All the other birds defer to her, and she always has the final say. However, this doesn’t mean she is unfriendly - she is also the first to greet wild condors that visit the pen. 
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We can’t wait to see what this feisty girl does once she is released!
More photos coming soon!!