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Prepare for bird puppet spamming! These puppets are used in rehabilitation and captive breeding programs to prevent human imprinting in young birds.
San Diego Zoo & Safari park’s well known California Condor puppet that aids in the California Condor Recovery Program.
African Raptor’s Centre’s hyper realistic Bearded Vulture puppet used for propagation.
Saint Louis Zoo’s King Vulture puppet used for captive rearing of a King vulture chick.
Denver Zoo’s vulture puppet used for captive rearing of a Cinereous vulture chick. “Mmmmmmmmmm…” Sorry, just a Dark Crystal reference..
Liberty’s Owl, Raptor & Reptile Centre’s Falcon & Turkey Vulture puppets used for captive rearing.
Raptor head puppet used at Beijing’s Raptor Rescue Center for rehabilitation. *Extends Xenomorph baby feeding tongue.*
A childhood favorite! A sock puppet! Used at the Jersey Zoo for captive rearing Javan Green Magpies. (Cue Lamb Chop’s song!)
Last but not least, Philippine Eagle Foundation’s hyper realistic Philippine Eagle puppet used for propagation. This amazing puppet was made by Nambroth who makes spectacular bird related fursuit/cosplay pieces.
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Fun fact: there is no bird officially named “seagull” so a lot of birders will be like “That’s not a real bird. Use the real name.” But I try not to be a snotty pedant. Plus I can’t id all the gulls so?? I don’t expect other people to do it. The most common gull in North America is the ring-billed gull, so if you want to be pedantic, now you can! XD
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I like them! Listen, I know they are loud and dirty and occasionally aggressive about food. But really. They are doing the best they can to survive in our urban environment, just like every other animal that didn’t ask for us to build cities with dumpsters and ornamental ponds and fast food parking lots. Bear them no ill will, for they are our victims, not our enemies.
Once, my ex and I were in a parking lot eating our Rally’s, and a gull tried to fly in the window of our car. XD We closed the windows, but it stood on the closed sunroof the whole time we were eating. And that is how I have gotten a close view of the underside of a ring-billed gull.
