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Devils Gate Chick Stays Cool in the Heat – July 19, 2017

1,471 views · Published 19 July 2017 · 2:54 · Indexed 21 October 2026

Channel: Cornell Lab Bird Cams · 2017 · Pets & Animals

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When watching the California Condor chick, you may have noticed that it sometimes defecates on its feet. While it might not be the most inviting process, it's actually an important thermoregulatory behavior that helps the bird cool off in sweltering temperatures! Known as urohydrosis, this behavior lowers the temperature of the blood that's circulating through the bird's feet and back up to its body. Urohydrosis isn't common in the bird world; only a select few species—including storks, vultures, and boobies–are known to use it as a cooling mechanism. Here, the Devils Gate condor chick cools off at 0:32 before some summer fun in the nest area!

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About the Nest
This condor nest, known as the Devils Gate nest, is located in the Los Padres National Forest, near Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge. The parents of the chick in the Devil’s Gate nest are mom #513 and dad #206. Dad #206 hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo in 1999 and mom #513 hatched at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise Idaho in 2009. This is their third nesting attempt together but they have yet to successfully fledge a chick.
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