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Andean Condors On The News

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Unfortunately, contemporary people from the high Andes are beginning to see condors as the enemy; a predator that will kill and eat livestock. It is also true that condors will spot cows and other livestock giving birth and guard the animal to be there and take advantage of the placenta and other leftovers.

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Keep Your Eyes on the Trail: Mad Cow Edition

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I made exactly this mistake when I was in Colombia this summer, yet the most shameful part was that the hazard wasn’t technically wild. Well, we Bronx boys are naturally suspcious of livestock, for reasons I still don’t understand. Trips Colombia cows danger South America' Who worries about a cow, right?

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