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

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 ...

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. King ...

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 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.

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.

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. Recommended Videos “At this stage of development ...

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 handlers. King ...