Zookeepers Convince Rare Chicks They Are Their Parents

This heartwarming footage shows zookeepers convincing 29 endangered chicks they are their parents as they feed, pet, talk to and play with the birds before they migrate. Anne-Gabriela Schmalstieg and Helena Wehner both work round the clock to nurture the 29 northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) chicks in a container next to the ibis aviary at the Schoenbrunn Zoo in the Austrian capital of Vienna. Under the watchful eye of zoo visitors, who can see the two women during the entire process of feeding and caring for the endangered birds, the goal is to prepare the birds for a future introduction into the wild as part of a conservation project. Read more on: http://bit.ly/2GGER9A

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