This bird family just got a little bigger! Three spur-winged plover chicks hatched in early June at the Zoo. In their early life, they rely heavily on their mom and dad for food and shelter. In the video, the parents “squat” down, like a chicken, and the chicks go underneath their bellies. This process is called brooding. Mom and Dad will lean back on their hocks, and their tiny chick legs poke out from the bottom. Spur-winged plovers mate for life! They are territorial and will devotedly defend
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This bird family just got a little bigger! Three spur-winged plover chicks hatched in early June at the Zoo. In their early life, they rely heavily on their mom and dad for food and shelter. In the video, the parents “squat” down, like a chicken, and the chicks go underneath their bellies. This process is called brooding. Mom and Dad will lean back on their hocks, and their tiny chick legs poke out from the bottom. Spur-winged plovers mate for life! They are territorial and will devotedly defend
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Animal rescues can be hard enough, but they prove even more difficult when over-protective plovers need saving. The team at A.B. Paterson College helped a plover family with three newly hatched chicks relocate across a busy road. Using cardboard, they guided the baby birds back to safety. www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS | 7NEWS Gold Coast
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Animal rescues can be hard enough, but they prove even more difficult when over-protective plovers need saving. The team at A.B. Paterson College helped a plover family with three newly hatched chicks relocate across a busy road. Using cardboard, they guided the baby birds back to safety. www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS | 7NEWS Gold Coast
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#WATCH: A baby plover was saved overnight in a delicate rescue mission from a Varsity Lakes drain. Tonight at 5.30pm, see the heartwarming moment it was reunited with its mum. #9News | Weeknights at 5.30pm | 9 News Gold Coast
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#WATCH: A baby plover was saved overnight in a delicate rescue mission from a Varsity Lakes drain. Tonight at 5.30pm, see the heartwarming moment it was reunited with its mum. #9News | Weeknights at 5.30pm | 9 News Gold Coast
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The way the mother plover was looking at the rescuer... Her eyes said it all. 🥰 Credit: @auslifewild - https://www.instagram.com/her_ausventure | Bright
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The way the mother plover was looking at the rescuer... Her eyes said it all. 🥰 Credit: @auslifewild - https://www.instagram.com/her_ausventure | Bright
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