This is the incredible moment a red-headed vulture fledgling learned to eat on its own.

The young bird, born on March 8 at the Korat Zoo in Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province, was filmed nibbling on a piece of raw meat as conservationists from the Thailand Red Headed Vulture Project tried to hone its natural instincts.

Korat zookeepers last April announced the first successful breeding attempt of the endangered creatures in Thailand. They were waiting for a second egg to hatch.

Zoological Park Organization of Thailand Director Attaporn Sriharan had said that red-headed vultures disappeared from their natural habitats in Thailand around 30 years ago.

Vultures of all species around the world are on a steep decline. The Asian king vulture is designated as critically endangered according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.

The IUCN has linked their rapid disappearance to the use of diclofenac - a drug used to treat livestock, but which is highly toxic to the vultures.

There are an estimated 9,000 red-headed vultures living in the wild today.

The Thailand Red Headed Vulture Project said they are welcoming donations to aid in conservation efforts.