A rare king vulture chick has hatched at the Bronx Zoo, hand-raised with a puppet to prevent human imprinting and aid bird conservation.

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 ...

A New York zoo is hand-feeding a baby vulture with a realistic bird puppet to ensure it survives to maturity.

A New York zoo is hand-feeding a baby vulture with a realistic bird puppet to ensure it survives to maturity.

A baby vulture at a New York zoo is being fed not by another bird but by a hand puppet — a decades-old technique.