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There’s a newly hatched set of California condor chicks at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and they have been given names in the Kumeyaay language by members of three local bands.
In naming the three condor chicks that were born in March, the park worked with members from the San Pasqual Reservation, Campo Kumeyaay Nation and Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel.
The chosen names are Met-ha my wahm (high wind rider), Po-mahn-kwakurr (far-off flyer) and Eyaip-poman (flies through).
California condors are considered to be symbols of power by Indigenous people in the region, and the births of these three chicks is a significant part of local conservation efforts.
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