28/10/2026
Meet amaZOOnico’s newest arrival 🦅
A good samaritan found this baby alone on the forest floor, with no parents in sight. They brought it to our rescue center for rehabilitation, with the hopes that we can raise it and release it back into the wild 🌿
However, it is highly likely that the parents were indeed around or off looking for food for their baby. For this reason, we believe this was a “false rescue.” Sadly, we were not able to reunite this individual with its family.
🤯 King vultures spend up to 8 months dependent on their parents for food, and more than 2 years with them. This means a long journey ahead of this individual, who is currently under the care of our dedicated vet team. In order to avoid imprinting, they wear large ponchos and face masks when they enter his enclosure. He is now independently eating his meat, and gaining weight very rapidly.
⚠️ IMPORTANT! If you ever find a baby bird on the floor and on its own, we recommend you do NOT interfere. It is more than likely that the parents are going to come back to feed it when you’re not around.
