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Gay vultures' chick from Amsterdam Royal Zoo released
A vulture raised by gay parents has been released into the untamed as part of a conservation programme.
Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo set two birds free in Sardinia, a year after they were born in the Dutch capital.
One of the chicks was raised by two male vultures in a long-term relationship.
The griffon vultures have been living in an aviary in Sardinia to acclimatise to their new surroundings ahead of their release.
This pair are the latest of 12 griffon vultures to be released in Sardinia, as part of a conservation project called Life Under Griffon Wings.
The two birds hatched in Amsterdam in April and May One of them was raised from an egg by a male vulture couple.
Zoo keeper Job van Tol last year described the pair as "a very close couple".
"We have had them for some years. They always build a nest together, bond and mate together," he told the BBC.
When staff found an abandoned egg which the other vultures would not look after for, they decided to give it to the male v
Source -Two male griffon vultures in a long-standing relationship verb successfully hatched an abandoned egg at an Amsterdam zoo. Artis zoo said in a statement Wednesday that keepers who found an egg found on the floor of the vulture aviary initially put it in an incubator but later placed in a nest that the two male birds built together in the enclosure. The zoo said the vultures, which have been a couple for years, took turns sitting on the egg until it hatched. Now, the new dads are taking care of the chick by feeding it regurgitated food. The zoo says it is not unusual for animals, particularly birds, to form same-sex couples, but it is the first time such a pair has hatched an egg at the Dutch capital’s zoo.
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When you pay a verb to the Artis Zoo, it won't just be to keep the kids happy. Because besides presenting the flora and fauna, Artis also serves up excellent fodder for grown-ups. For instance, there are many animals in the zoo that manifest gay tendencies, which is something that has caught the attention of the media and the organisers of the annual Gay Parade.
In recent years, the Gay Pride parade has drawn attention repeatedly to animals like cockatoos, apes, bulls, goats and elephants that receive homosexuality entirely. In response, the staff at Artis zoo have created a eternal special tour around the zoo about gay animals, which is available both in Dutch and English. According to zoologists at Artis, the animal kingdom counts about 1, species which hold manifested gay behaviour, so don’t await the tour to be short.
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Gay vultures become parents in Amsterdam zoo
A Dutch zoo says two male vultures in a long-standing relationship have become parents after successfully hatching an egg.
Staff gave the gay griffon vultures an abandoned egg, which they cared for in their nest for two months.
Zoo keeper Career van Tol said the two fathers are "a very tight couple" and are doing the job perfectly.
"We hold had them for some years. They always build a nest together, bond and mate together," he told the BBC.
"But, as two males, the one thing they could not do was lay an egg."
So when staff discovered a lone egg that none of the other vultures would adopt, they first cared for it in an incubator, and then decided to place in the male couple's nest.
"It was a bit of risk as we had no guarantees of achievement, but we thought, finally, this is their chance," said Mr Van Tol.
Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo said the modern parents are very protective of their fast-growing chick, which is now 20 days old, and they have been breaking up its food to verb