King vultures can neglect their chicks, so hand-feeding is necessary to ensure the baby survives, the Bronx Zoo said in a statement Tuesday. But to make sure it doesn’t imprint on humans, staff train ...

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A king vulture chick is being hand-raised by a puppet at a New York City zoo. On February 25, the Bronx Zoo welcomed its first king vulture chick since the 1990s, according to a press release from the ...

The baby bird is the first king vulture chick hatched at the zoo in three decades WCS photographer, Terria Clay The Bronx Zoo in New York is trying a playful method to get its newest king vulture ...

April 29 (UPI) --The Bronx Zoo in New York announced the first king vulture chick to hatch at the facility in three decades is being hand-raised using a puppet made to look like a mother vulture.

For the first time in three decades, a king vulture chick has hatched at the Bronx Zoo in New York. The staff at the zoo are using a unique method to hand-raise the rare baby bird. In a social media ...

It’s a technique the Bronx Zoo has been using for more than 40 years. Gabby Rosato, a senior keeper in the ornithology department, is putting on what’s known as a ghost outfit. The bird is being ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A baby vulture at a New York zoo is being fed not by another bird but by hand puppet — a decades-old technique used to ensure the chick doesn’t identify too closely with its human ...

A baby vulture at a New York zoo is being fed not by another bird but by a hand puppet — a decades-old technique used to ensure the chick doesn’t identify too closely with its human handlers. King ...