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“Bronx Zoo ornithologists pioneered this technique more than 40 years ago when hand-raising Andean condor chicks using a similar hand puppet cleverly designed to mimic an adult bird,” the zoo ...

There’s a very good reason for it.The zoo said the puppet, which was designed and made by artists in the Bronx Zoo Exhibition and Graphic Arts Department, “helps prevent young birds from imprinting on ...

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"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.

King Vulture chick being hand-fed by a puppet at the Bronx Zoo ...