Condors being lassoed by Gauchos
Date 1895
Source Richard Lydekker. 1895 The Royal Natural History. Volume 4. Frederick Warne and Co. (from www.archive.org)
Author signature Whymper (left) and Woy 1885 (right) R. Lydekker
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CondorLassoLyd.jpg
The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae and is the only member of the genus Vultur. Found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America, the Andean condor is the largest flying bird in the world by combined measurement of weight and wingspan. The Andean condor is a national symbol of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru and plays an important role in the folklore and mythology of the Andean regions. |
