Animal odd couples: How a hawk and vulture became partners in Pa.

Back in 2005, they both came to us from rehab facilities. They sustained injuries in the wild. Eventually, they made their way to our zoo, and at some point, they were housed together. They definitely help each other exist on the daily. They will preen each other, which is really cute to see. They will feed each other after we put out food for them. They'll snuggle together, like sit really close on branches together. It hasn't happened in a while, but they will actually build nests together, and if Hunter lays an egg, both her and Stan will also sit on the egg. We're all human beings when we like to say, this animal loves this animal, but we want to be really careful as zookeepers to not misinterpret animal behavior. I don't want to say it's love, because once again, that's projecting something onto them, but they definitely do take care of one another, and bonded pair is probably the best way to describe it. Turkey vultures are so important to our environment. They are nature's cleanup crew, and any disease or toxin that might be in that dead animal is instantly dissolved in their very acidic stomachs. Hawks are very opportunistic eaters, so if you have a rodent problem and you see hawks overhead, it's probably very beneficial. Yeah, they're just really beneficial to the environment. They coexist together in the same environment, and you can look outside and see turkey vultures and hawks right now, today. It's really cool to actually see them up close and personal at the zoo.