By Nicole Wexler | Director of Development
Hello birds of prey supporters,
Amongst the information last reported to you was the fact that 4 Griffon vulture chicks are being hand reared behind the scenes at the zoo using a special method to prevent them being imprinted by humans.
You may be interested to know what this method entails: our keepers who hand rear the chicks do not allow the chicks to see their faces so they do not become imprinted by a human face and think that they are human beings. Instead, when feeding them, a hand puppet – fashioned from a taxidermied vulture head and neck – is used to give them food. Thus they become accustomed to identifying as vultures.
Thank you for your continued support of this important wildlife conservation project.
The Avian Team at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
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