There can be but little use made either of his flesh or his feathers; but as he is an object of curiosity, he is often kept as a pet about the houses of the Chilians and Peruvians.

Live ones are frequently to be seen in the markets of Valparaiso, and other South American cities.
"The natives who hunt the condor have various ways of capturing him.
Sometimes they lie in wait near a carcass, and shoot the bird when it alights; but it is very difficult to kill them in this way, on account of their strong thick feathers, as well as the tenacity of life which they possess: it can only be done when the shot takes effect in a vital part.

This method, therefore, is not much practised.

A second plan is, to wait until the condor has gorged himself to repletion, when, like most other vultures, he is unable to fly for some time after.

The hunters then gallop up, and lasso him from their horses; or impede his flight by flinging the `bolas' around his legs.