Woodland Park Zoo introduces critically endangered hooded vultures, aiming to support conservation efforts as their population declines due to habitat loss.
SEATTLE — For the first time in its 126-year history, Woodland Park Zoo has welcomed a pair of critically endangered hooded vultures.
The two birds, a sub-Saharan African species known scientifically as Necrosyrtes monachus, recently arrived at the zoo and are settling into an exhibit located across from the maned wolves. Zookeepers say the pair has adjusted quickly and has been feeding on raw meatballs.
The male, just under a year old, is named Tutaonana, while the female, who turns 2 this month,
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