A fuzzy white king vulture chick hatched at the Bronx Zoo on February 25, 2025, is getting an unusual start to life. Zoo staff are raising this rare chick with a specially designed puppet that mimics an adult king vulture, helping prevent the young bird from forming inappropriate attachments to humans. This marks the first king vulture hatched at the Bronx Zoo since the 1990s, ending a nearly 30‑year gap in the facility’s breeding program. The chick carries particularly valuable genetics since its father is 55 years old with only one other living descendant. “This technique used in hand‑raising the vulture … Continue reading King Vulture Puppet‑Rearing: Bronx Zoo Revives 40‑Year‑Old Conservation Technique