Condor tag #218 was hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo on April 5, 2000. She was reared using a modified puppet rearing technique and was in the first cohort of birds sent to the Baja release program in August 2002. She was the dominant condor in her cohort of five birds, including two males, and subordinate only to Xewe, the adult mentor.
On release day, October 10, 2002, she was struck several times by golden eagles as she attempted to fly. Discouraged, she hid in the chaparral overnight and flew conservatively, but well, in the morning. Her nervous flight took her 12 miles (20 kilometers) to the south, where she had to be rescued 2 weeks later.
Her subsequent release the following spring went well. She was favored to be the first to breed with the dominant male W61 when she incurred a foot injury. This was possibly caused from an eagle strike since her nervous behavior made her a target whenever they were around. As a result of her injury, her social status dropped and he eventually selected a different female as a mate. She contracted lead poisoning in the fall of 2007 and was successfully treated at the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park. She is scheduled for re-release as soon as permits allow.