{"id":197648,"date":"2019-02-22T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/197648\/flamingos-still-need-your-help\/"},"modified":"2019-02-23T07:37:35","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T05:37:35","slug":"flamingos-still-need-your-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/02\/22\/flamingos-still-need-your-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Flamingos still need your help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lory Park Zoo in Midrand is now home to a total of 60 lesser flamingos.<\/p>\n<p>The recently received birds were ill and were being treated separately from the others, but are reported to be doing very well.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Though the zoo still awaits confirmation as to what will happen with the flamingos going forward, some changes are expected to be made at the zoo as the birds grow each day.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bianca van Eck, daughter of Eddy and Marty van Eck who owns the zoo, they are currently building a larger area designated for the flamingos.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>This living area will suit their needs, size and age at this stage.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_197650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-197650\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-197650\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/4b8eb7f5-c3c5-455c-_45823-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/4b8eb7f5-c3c5-455c-_45823-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/02\/4b8eb7f5-c3c5-455c-_45823-270x203.jpg 270w, 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to bianca@tmtsa.net.<\/p>\n<p>Donations can be dropped off at the zoo between 7am and 4.30pm daily.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n<p 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