{"id":10404,"date":"2021-07-21T19:58:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T11:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10404"},"modified":"2021-07-21T19:58:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T11:58:18","slug":"three-hoopoe-chicks-leave-nest-in-taiping-lake-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10404","title":{"rendered":"Three hoopoe chicks leave nest in Taiping Lake Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TAIPING, July 21 &#8212;\u00a0Three chicks of a\u00a0pair of hoopoe s\u00a0that went viral on social media recently after making their rare\u00a0appearance at\u00a0Taiping Lake Gardens here, finally left their nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zoo Taiping and&nbsp;Night Safari director,&nbsp;Dr Kevin Lazarus said the hoopoe \u2018couple\u2019 now&nbsp;have six chicks after returning to lay eggs since early June in&nbsp;the hollow nest of Jemerlang or Yellow Flame tree there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said three more chicks had hatched and flew off from the nest last May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-21-at-19.56.29.png\" alt=\"hoopoe\" class=\"wp-image-10405\" width=\"497\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-21-at-19.56.29.png 590w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-21-at-19.56.29-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-21-at-19.56.29-184x100.png 184w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-21-at-19.56.29-350x190.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI believe the pair of migratory birds, comprising eight birds, are still in this area and have not returned to their original habitat as they will be laying their eggs here,\u201d&nbsp;he told Bernama here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kevin said the migratory bird species that originated from the Afro-Eurosia region, namely&nbsp;around Europe, Africa and Asia are able to&nbsp;breed successfully in this country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last April, the pair of male and female birds were first spotted making nests in the tree to lay eggs and the birds have attracted the attention of zoo visitors every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; 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