A historic number of California condor chicks hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo during this year’s breeding season, officials said.
"The Los Angeles Zoo is capping off its 2024 California condor breeding season with a record-breaking 17 chicks hatched," the zoo stated in a news release Wednesday.
The 17th and final chick, which broke the zoo's previous record of 15 chicks in 1997, hatched in June and was said to be "thriving."