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Zookeepers Use Puppet to Save Vulture Chick | Global News
- Published
- September 1, 2026
- Duration
- 1:21
- Summary source
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- Last updated
- Sep 2, 2026
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Prague zookeepers are pulling off a wild conservation stunt: using a puppet to raise a vulnerable vulture chick, ensuring it won’t grow too attached to humans while still getting the care it needs. With parents neglecting their newborn, keepers stepped in—hand-rearing one chick and preparing for another soon to hatch. The puppet, designed with precise vis…
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Prague zookeepers are pulling off a wild conservation stunt: using a puppet to raise a vulnerable vulture chick, ensuring it won’t grow too attached to humans while still getting the care it needs. With parents neglecting their newborn, keepers stepped in—hand-rearing one chick and preparing for another soon to hatch. The puppet, designed with precise visual cues like head and neck color, mimics a parent to trigger natural feeding instincts. This isn’t new for the zoo, which already uses similar
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