Word: condorminium
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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From the start, like hovering matchmakers, zoo officials tried to anticipate their charges' libidinal needs. Molloko's parents lived for three years in a "condorminium" measuring 40 ft. by 80 ft. by 22 ft. high -- enough room for condor courtship. Since human contact might distract the big birds, staff members observed them from a blind. Says David Rimlinger, manager of the San Diego park's bird department: "They had plenty of privacy, and the enclosure was big enough for them to get away from each other if they wanted...
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