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a New York Zoo Is Feeding a Baby Vulture With a Hand Puppet

Bronx zoo uses vulture puppet to raise rare chick without human imprinting

On February 25, 2025, a king vulture chick hatched at the Bronx Zoo in New York. Zookeepers are hand-raising the chick using a puppet to prevent human imprinting. This rare birth helps preserve valuable genetics and supports long-term conservation.

Newsday · 3d

Why a New York zoo is feeding a baby vulture with a hand puppet

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 ...

USA Today · 2d

A baby king vulture is being hand-raised by a puppet at the Bronx Zoo

Handlers at the Bronx Zoo are using an interesting technique to feed and care for a king vulture chick. Mike Fant

U.S. News & World Report9d

See the animals at the Bronx Zoo

And if you're traveling without kids, the Bronx Zoo can be a great way to escape ... that allows visitors to observe animals like rhinos, tigers and red pandas roaming freely in the outdoor ...

UPI3d

Zoo using realistic puppet to feed newly-hatched king vulture chick

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.

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