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Puppet parents raise troubled condors

Captive-reared birds struggle to reconnect with their own species.

California condors reared by puppets have social difficulties in adulthood, researchers have found.

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Posted by Oliver Morton on August 7, 2007 05:49 PM |

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Excellent article on an endangered species.

Posted by: Vernon Rickard | August 12, 2007 12:53 AM

Great article! Would love to hear more.

Posted by: Chrystal Logan | August 13, 2007 02:54 PM

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