The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-14
MOVING A CONDOR.
gAea Geological Park Birds Go tate
winter quarters.

gheH Geological Park Birds Go late
winter quarters.
The Audean condor In the flying cage
,t the Bronx Geological park. New
York, turned his scrawny head To one
side and sQulnted down at the ground
beneath him over his broad white run.
evidently something was happening
On the ground that was unusual Tue
clumsy pelicans were showing tnsn'
selves on for heavy winged Digit
with an expedition that indicated that
they were In a perturbed state OF
mind. Five men had Just entered the
cage. They had nets with them. Evt
IDENTIFY something Of Importance was
about to be done.
The men distributed themselves
about the cage. some In the middle
and some at the ends. For a couple
Of hours the scene reminded one OF .
chicken roost which has suddenly been
disturbed. For all their appearance of
wisdom the birds soon displayed the
fact that they were easily ratified"
They nsuratively, as well as literally.
..oew all TO pieces." The birds. tired
out, one after another. were captured
and carried out to smaller inclosurs
In a closed building. The condor dis
proved the saying Of the Spanish saSe
rexsrilng the catching OF Old birds
with cha6. He left his perch and de-
scended to get a better view Of the
trouble. Finding himself too near foe
comfort, be new back again. Then hs
lost his head with the others and. dap
ping hither and thither In his unainJ
fashion, soon found himself upon ths
ground again. One Of the men grabbed
him by the head. Another threw q
pair Of arms around his body and held
his wings closely. Not without phys
| Ical protest did the condor succumo te
the inevitable. He tried to spread M
wings. He tried 10 wrench his bead
away. The men from previous expe
rience knew what to expect should hs
succeed In doing either. On one occa
sion the condor had bitten the forearm
Of one OF the men. cutting through
three thicknesses Of cloth with the IA
cility of a razor. They did not care 4
furnish bones from their persons fol
his loathsome birdship.
Moving a condor. or any Of the othel
birds. for that matter. from the out
door dying cage TO the warmer wintel
quarters. and vice versa. Is a Job re
curing care. The condor must not b
soueezed too hard. for that would In
lure him. he must not have too mucl
freedom for the play Of his wings. 10
better one byrde in hand than ten u
the wood"
"You must keep your head ieve
when carrying q condor" remarke'
one Of the keepers. You can't le
yourself get nervous when you feel hi
wings pushing out under your arm'
II be should get his wings loose. why
,you might see him climbing the SIX,
And II you press them too tight 20
may not only hurt him. but in your g,
citement forget about bis head. II hl
head gets loose. why, you have a nsh
on your hands, so there you are
while there are many tropical an
mails at the Geological park and In Ger
trai park which must be house
through the winter. yet with the mot
ern equipments OF the two menagerie
the animals do not have TO be move
when the season changes. They ~
simply shut inside or outside Of the
: winter shelter. as the case may be-
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