London Zoo welcomes first endangered Ruppell’s Griffon vulture hatchling

The latest hatching of a Critically Endangered Ruppell’s griffon vulture on the London Zoo is widely known by its keepers.

That is the primary vulture born on the zoo in over 4 a long time. The chick was born weighing simply 115g, which is equal to the load of a bar of cleaning soap. The zookeepers had an eventful begin as Philomena, the chick’s mom, had beforehand laid an egg that by no means hatched attributable to her leaving it for lengthy intervals. To extend the chick’s possibilities of survival, the staff moved the brand new egg, which they nicknamed ‘Egbert,’ to a particular vulture incubator whereas a wood dummy egg was positioned into the nest for Philomena to sit down on.

See the video beneath courtesy of Zoological Society of London:

Egbert hatched in early March and has been hand-fed 4 instances a day whereas a surrogate cuddly toy owl was offered in his incubator. The zoo’s vet staff will ship a feather off for DNA testing to find out the chick’s intercourse as soon as it has fledged. Ruppell’s griffon vultures are recognized for being the world’s highest-flying birds, having soared as much as 10 973 meters above sea stage. The chick’s cute antics will certainly make for a joyful Easter on the Zoo.

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