Comments on: Sespe http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/05/23/sespe/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:47:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: <![CDATA[njr]]> http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/05/23/sespe/comment-page-1/#comment-278648 Sat, 24 May 2008 20:08:48 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/default/sespe/#comment-278648 So, if condors live about 50 years and start breeding at 6 years old, are they reproductively active their whole lives? Does Sespe have a lot more chicks in her future? <em>Editor's note: Condors are reproductively active most of their lives. There have been a few older birds that did stop producing but the reasons / factors for that can be many. Sespe has the potential to produce additional offspring to support the recovery effort. </em> So, if condors live about 50 years and start breeding at 6 years old, are they reproductively active their whole lives? Does Sespe have a lot more chicks in her future?

Editor’s note: Condors are reproductively active most of their lives. There have been a few older birds that did stop producing but the reasons / factors for that can be many. Sespe has the potential to produce additional offspring to support the recovery effort.

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