The Condor 



The Condor is seen at his best far up in the moun- 

 tains of South America, where he builds his nest 

 on a crag a hundred times as high as a church 

 steeple. Although he is one of the largest birds of 

 prey, he is usually content to wait until the puma 

 has finished a meal, when he sails down and eats up 

 what remains. But sometimes he kills a lamb or 

 a goat on his own account, and when he finds a 

 meal to his liking he will gorge himself until he is 

 unable to fly. Then he is often caught and pays 

 the penalty of his greediness. 



