HEY! It's International Vulture Awareness Week 🪶 ...because nature's cleanup crew deserves more than one day of recognition. From high-flying thunderbirds to bald-headed beauties, we'll be highlighting this keystone species all week long. Keep calm but don't carrion because you don't want to miss this. #ivad #birdsofafeather #vultures #sdzsafaripark | San Diego Zoo Safari Park

The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced the hatching of their second-ever Egyptian vulture chick at its Safari Park in California on May 18. | CBS Sunday Morning

Jeepers PEEPers 🥚This not-so-shy guy is a Ruppell's vulture chick, a critically endangered species of bird found in the Sahel region of Africa. Before hatching on January 11th, wildlife care specialists noticed he was malpositioned in his egg (when a bird's head is tucked under their wing), which makes it more difficult for chicks to pip through their shell. Miraculously, this floofy little trooper still hatched on his own and is being puppet-reared by the vulture team at the Safari Park to enc

Parents, how about we all do less scrolling, more strolling, riding & roaming among all kinds of super cool animals at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. | San Diego Zoo Safari Park