A baby vulture born at the Bronx Zoo is getting its first meals by something that certainly looks like a vulture but definitely is not.
As the zoo explains, keepers are using a hand puppet modeled after an adult vulture to feed the chick, which “helps prevent young birds from imprinting on humans, and ensures it grows into a healthy adult.”
“A keeper disguises themselves with a costume, hiding their face and other human features, and uses the hand puppet to feed the bird inside a brooder which serves as a nest for the chick,” the zoo says.
We propose that turning your hand into a vulture puppet to feed a baby chick should be the official new definition of “flipping the bird.”