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.

"The chick is being hand-raised using a hand puppet that helps prevent young birds from imprinting on humans, and ensures it grows into a healthy adult," the Bronx Zoo shared in its release.

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.

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 ...