On February 25, 2025, a king vulture chick hatched at the Bronx Zoo in New York. Zookeepers are hand-raising the chick using ...

The life-like hand puppet used to feed the chick was designed and created by artists in the Bronx Zoo’s Exhibition and ...

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

King vultures can neglect their chicks, so hand-feeding is necessary to ensure the baby survives, the Bronx Zoo said in a ...

Imagine stepping into a zoo where animals don’t just survive—they thrive. Gone are the days of barren cages and concrete ...