The zookeeper then uses the hand puppet to feed the baby bird, which is inside a brooder that is serving as a nest for the chick.CNN reports that the bird’s gender has yet to be determined.

The zookeeper then uses the hand puppet to feed the baby bird, which is inside a brooder that is serving as a nest for the chick. CNN reports that the bird’s gender has yet to be determined.

The Bronx Zoo in New York is using a specially designed hand puppet to feed its new king vulture chick, which is intended to prevent the baby bird from becoming too dependent on humans.

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.

The ghost outfit and hand puppet have been used in the conservation of birds of prey for decades. In this case, it’s being used to raise a king vulture chick, born at the zoo on February 25.

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. ...

A baby vulture at the Bronx Zoo in New York is being raised with a rather unusual parenting technique: feeding with a hand puppet designed to resemble an adult vulture.. King vultures are known to ...

A baby vulture at the Bronx 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 handlers.

Hand-puppet rearing has also been used to help bring back the critically endangered California condor. The new king vulture chick, which is yet to be named, is the first of its kind to be hatched ...

But to make sure it doesn’t imprint on humans, staff train the bird’s instincts onto a hand puppet that’s crafted to look like a real vulture. Associated Press Apr 30, 2025, 1:40 AM ...