Ancient condors thrived on Peru's northern coast before retreating to the highlands, study reveals

Ancient condors thrived on Peru's northern coast before retreating to the highlands, study reveals

In a recent study, Dr. Weronika Tomczyk and her colleagues conducted a zooarchaeological and isotopic study of ancient Andean condor bones from an archaeological site Castillo de Huarmey, providing the first and earliest empirical evidence that these birds once inhabited the northern coastal regions of Peru before their retreat into the interior highlands, where they predominantly live today.