Three hoopoe chicks leave nest in Taiping Lake Garden


TAIPING (Bernama): Three chicks of a pair of hoopoes that went viral on social media recently after making their rare appearance at Taiping Lake Gardens here, finally left their nest.

Zoo Taiping and Night Safari director Dr Kevin Lazarus said the hoopoe "couple" now have six chicks after returning to lay eggs since early June in the hollow nest of a Jemerlang or Yellow Flame tree there.

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