A New York zoo is hand-feeding a baby vulture with a realistic bird puppet to ensure it survives to maturity.

A rare king vulture chick has hatched at the Bronx Zoo, hand-raised with a puppet to prevent human imprinting and aid bird conservation.

A rare king vulture chick has hatched at the Bronx Zoo, hand-raised with a puppet to prevent human imprinting and aid bird conservation.

A baby vulture at the Bronx Zoo in New York is being raised with a rather unusual parenting technique: feeding with a hand puppet designed to resemble an adult vulture.