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them, driven by hunger, do not hesitate to at- 

 tack a horse, or a bull, or other large animal, 

 which they tear to pieces with their strong, 

 sharp beaks and talons (claws) ; and when they 



have killed it they so 

 gorge themselves with its 

 flesh that they are unable 

 to fly. Men who wish 

 to capture them take ad- 

 vantage of this greedi- 

 ness, and leave the dead 

 body of a horse or other 

 animal on the field until 

 the condor has eaten so 

 much as to become help- 

 less. Its height is about 

 four feet. 



8. Humboldt, a celebrated 

 German naturalist and travel- 

 ler, once noticed a condor fly- 

 ing over the summit of Chim- 

 borazo (Chim-bo-rah'zo), a 



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Barn Owl. Height 1 5 inches. - .. ,. , 



more than four miles high. 



Humboldt made very important explorations in the Old 

 World, also in Mexico, the West Indies, the United 

 States of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. 



9. The OWL is remarkable for its large, round 

 eyes, feathered ears, and fear of daylight. It flies 

 about and seeks its food in the night-time, de- 



