Zoo Worker Uses Hand Puppet to Feed Vulture Chick

A King Vulture chick at the Bronx Zoo is being fed by zoo workers wearing hand puppets. The zoo uses puppets for feeding so that the vulture chick doesn't imprint on humans. An adult of the species also resides in an adjacent enclosure, so the little one has a good example of how to be a King Vulture. This species of vulture is native to Central and South America. Though they are not endangered, their numbers are decreasing due to habitat loss.