Zoo Atlanta Happily Celebrates The Hatching Of A Critically Endangered Hooded Vulture
As our planet is gradually losing its abundance and natural beauty, we are always happy to hear any news related to the birth of an endangered species. Recently, Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia has just welcomed another newborn baby hooded vulture into their big family, and the zookeepers aren’t the only ones who are excited to meet this special little guy.
Their job includes artificially incubating the egg (while Tai and Acacia practice incubating on their nest with some dummy eggs) and hand-rearing the chick until it is about 4 days old.
When they are sure that the newborn has a good feeding response and gains weight steadily, the Bird Team handed it back to Acacia who has been improving her mothering skills fabulously. They can't say the same about Tai though, since he has been quite busy rolling dummy eggs off their nest lately. So, for the sake of the infant, Tai has been temporarily removed from the nest and will be reintroduced to Acacia and their chick soon whenever they are all ready.
Because of this species' speedy population reduction over the past decades, the hooded vulture has been listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. The most common threats include poisoning, hunting, habitat loss and degradation of habitat.
Please share zoo Atlanta's delightful news with your loved ones!
H/T: Zoo Atlanta
Image credits: Zoo Atlanta
Their job includes artificially incubating the egg (while Tai and Acacia practice incubating on their nest with some dummy eggs) and hand-rearing the chick until it is about 4 days old.
Image credits: Zoo Atlanta
When they are sure that the newborn has a good feeding response and gains weight steadily, the Bird Team handed it back to Acacia who has been improving her mothering skills fabulously. They can't say the same about Tai though, since he has been quite busy rolling dummy eggs off their nest lately. So, for the sake of the infant, Tai has been temporarily removed from the nest and will be reintroduced to Acacia and their chick soon whenever they are all ready.
Image credits: Zoo Atlanta
Because of this species' speedy population reduction over the past decades, the hooded vulture has been listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. The most common threats include poisoning, hunting, habitat loss and degradation of habitat.
Please share zoo Atlanta's delightful news with your loved ones!
H/T: Zoo Atlanta
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