The department said two chicks died because of the fire. The fire was out in 30 minutes. "We appreciate the assistance of the City of Roanoke Fire and EMS on this call," the department said.

He said the zoo’s condor team observes the chicks carefully, looking for which ones might be a candidate for release or need an extra year to develop. If a chick isn't ready to move to a larger ...

In recognition of this, the GIB chicks born during the operation at the Sudasari and Ramdevra breeding and conservation centres have been named Sindoor, Atom, Mishri, Vyom, and Sophia.