Contrary Condor 1944

Wonder World

11/16/2023

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00:00 [Music]

00:22 One of the world's least appreciated scientists is the ornithologist, or egg collector to you,

00:29 whose trail penetrates the wildest and most difficult of mountains, the Andes.

00:35 Let us observe this brave scientist as he goes in search of the giant condor egg.

00:40 [Music]

00:49 Once the nest is sighted, the egg collector's trouble really begins.

00:54 [Music]

00:57 Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. What a beauty.

01:01 [Music]

01:04 Shut up!

01:05 [Music]

01:06 Why you stupid thing.

01:09 Care should be taken to remove the egg during the mother's absence.

01:13 If this is not accomplished, it becomes necessary to seek cover.

01:18 [Music]

01:22 Dig it!

01:24 [Music]

01:38 One should not be too hasty in selecting a hiding place, for one may find oneself in a very hot spot.

01:45 [Music]

01:59 Two! One should stand in the dark.

02:03 Two!

02:05 [Music]

02:08 One!

02:09 [Music]

02:21 [Scream]

02:23 [Music]

02:41 The big moment in the life of a baby condor is when his mother takes him from the nest for the very first time and teaches him to fly.

02:50 [Music]

03:03 Sometimes storm clouds appear without a moment's notice.

03:07 [Music]

03:18 A great deal of urging is sometimes needed to get the young condor off the limb.

03:23 [Music]

03:43 But once the fledgling gets the feel of the wind in his wings, he comes in for his landing with all the self-assurance of a veteran pilot.

03:53 [Music]

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04:27 [Music]

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04:55 [Music]

05:04 [Music]

05:17 If the mother condor shows favoritism, there's bound to be jealousy.

05:23 [Music]

05:51 [Music]

06:03 The egg collector often finds himself in a predicament which calls for strategy, and he must even use a decoy.

06:11 [Music]

06:17 [Music]

06:45 At last, the egg collector triumphantly...

06:50 [Music]

07:11 [Music]

07:40 [Music]

07:44 So you can see how difficult it is to get the egg without getting the bird.

07:50 [Music]

07:57 (crashing)

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