Holocene Earth - Andean Condors & Amazonian village

Location South America 1,700 years ago Mean atmospheric O₂ Same as modern level Mean atmospheric CO₂ Pre-industrial level Mean temperature Pre-industrial level		Geologic Time Scale Era: Cenozoic Period: Quaternary Epoch: Holocene Age: Undefined*

	Andean Condors & Amazonian village A male and female pair of extant New World Vultures of the species Vultur gryphus, known as the Andean Condor, overfly a village in the Amazon basin 1,700 years ago. The Andean Condor is a large vulture whose range includes the Andes mountains and Pacific coasts of western South America. With a wingspan of over 10 feet and weighing up to 30 pounds, it is the largest flying land bird in the Western Hemisphere. Like all vultures, the Andean Condor is a scavenger feeding mainly on carrion.	*The Holocene Epoch encompasses only the past 10,000 years, leaving the present Age yet to be officially defined by the International Commission on Stratigraphy.