The first king vulture in 30 years was hatched in the Bronx Zoo. Zookeepers are using an interesting method to hand-raise the ...

The Bronx Zoo in New York is using a specially designed hand puppet to feed its new king vulture chick, which is intended to ...

NEW YORK -- 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 ...

The bird is being raised with the help of keepers using hand puppets that look like an adult king vulture Not only that, but she is also using a hand puppet that looks exactly like an adult bird ...

A New York zoo is hand-feeding a baby vulture with a realistic bird puppet to ensure it survives to maturity NEW YORK -- A baby vulture at a New York zoo is being fed not by another bird but by ...

There’s a very good reason for it.The zoo said the puppet, which was designed and made by artists in the Bronx Zoo Exhibition and Graphic Arts Department, “helps prevent young birds from ...

King vultures can neglect their chicks, so hand-feeding is necessary to ensure the baby survives, the Bronx Zoo said in a ...