Zoo Ave A special hatchling

[kiang]

A king vulture has been hatched at the Zoo Ave, an animal rescue center, operates a zoological park located some 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the capital San José.
The king vulture chick emerged from its egg on Tuesday at the zoo, where specialists had been trying to hatch one of the birds in captivity for 20 years.
It is believed to be a first hatching in Latin America.

King vulture born in captivity in Costa Rica / News Briefs / Current Edition / Costa Rica Newspaper, The Tico Times

 

[TheOnlineZoo]

Cool! I was at Zoo Ave four days after your post, but I didn't see anything about this. I'm sure it was not on exhibit, but it would have been nice to know about.

 

[vogelcommando]

Nice to hear that also zoos in countries like Costa Rica have such nice breeding-results !