ub ated ▁eggs . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁capt ive ▁bre eding ▁programme ▁for ▁the ▁blind ▁cave ▁sh rim p ▁Ty ph loc aris ▁gal ile a . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁zoo ' s ▁National ▁Center ▁for ▁Art ific ial ▁Inc ub ation ▁of ▁R apt or ▁E gg s , ▁eggs ▁of ▁ra pt ors ▁that ▁are ▁either ▁ext inct ▁or ▁sever ely ▁dec im ated ▁in ▁Israel ▁are ▁inc ub ated ▁from ▁capt ive - bre eding ▁pairs . ▁The ▁gr iff on ▁v ulture , ▁an ▁end anger ed ▁species , ▁is ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁much ▁research ▁activity . ▁The ▁zoo ▁has ▁successfully ▁m ated ▁v ult ures ▁with ▁cri pp led ▁wings ▁– ▁a ▁fe at ▁that ▁orn ith olog ists ▁previously ▁thought ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁accomplished ▁because ▁these ▁birds ▁could ▁not ▁balance ▁themselves ▁properly . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁used ▁two ▁male ▁v ult ures ▁to ▁h atch ▁and ▁raise ▁ch icks ▁from ▁inc ub ated ▁eggs . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁zoo ▁particip ates ▁in ▁a ▁country wide ▁bre eding ▁program ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Israel ▁Nature ▁and ▁Park s ▁Author ity ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁birth ▁rate ▁of ▁gr iff on ▁v ult ures ▁in ▁the ▁wild . ▁ ▁The ▁zoo ▁conduct s ▁a ▁small ▁ceremony ▁each ▁time ▁it ▁returns ▁a ▁bird ▁to ▁the ▁wild . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁for ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁a ▁gr iff on ▁v ulture ▁which ▁it ▁named ▁" Fre edom ", ▁the ▁zoo ▁invited ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁captured ▁Isra eli