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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

He or she — nobody’s sure till a DNA test is done — is the offspring of two birds who were fixed up on their first date here in the Bronx. The father is 55 years old and arrived at the zoo ...

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.

the Bronx Zoo said in a statement Tuesday. 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.

the Bronx Zoo said in a statement Tuesday. 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.