King vultures can neglect their chicks, so hand-feeding is necessary to ensure the baby survives ... staff train the bird’s instincts onto a hand puppet that’s crafted to look like a real ...

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 ...

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 king vulture feeds with the help of vulture puppet, March 2025, at the Bronx Zoo in the Bronx borough of New York. (Terria Clay/Wildlife Conservation Society via AP) 32,963 people played the ...